Teacher John Scopes was convicted and fined $100 for violating a Tennessee law that banned the teaching of evolution because ...

The anniversary of the Scopes Trial is not just a history lesson. It’s a wake-up call to become culture warriors — not with ...

The Scopes trial has long been depicted as a clash between modern science and religious fundamentalism. But it was also a ...

Mr. Bryan’s closest friend in Chattanooga was said to be George Washington Chamlee Sr., who had been the local district ...

COMMENTARY: Is life in this world a random product of meaningless non-causes? Or is it guided by divine Providence?

Both then and today, the widely publicized trial has been portrayed as a microcosm of an asserted battle between "science" ...

The misdemeanor trial took place in July 1925. It put Dayton, Tenn., on the map -- a spot townspeople didn't always relish.

As the 100th anniversary of the Scopes trial is commemorated this week, battles over public education continue in Tennessee ...

Catholic intellectuals of the time were already engaging with evolutionary theory in a more open-minded way. That willingness ...

America marks a century of condescension toward religious fundamentalists that spread from the trial in Tennessee of a ...

The issues contested in the second-story courtroom of the Rhea County courthouse may seem long settled, but they still divide ...

Judge Judy is back on the TV bench with "Justice on Trial," and that death stare still slices through the legal bull as if it ...