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 ...

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?

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

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

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

"I say that you cannot administer a wicked law impartially. You can only destroy, you can only punish. And I warn you, that a ...

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

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 ...

On July 21, 1925 — a century ago today — substitute teacher John T. Scopes was found guilty of violating a state ban on ...