Nancy Pearcey
Encyclopedia
Nancy Randolph Pearcey is an American
evangelical
author on the Christian worldview
.
. In September 2007, Pearcey was named Scholar for Worldview Studies at the Center for University Studies at Philadelphia Biblical University
, Langhorne, Pennsylvania
. In 2011, Pearcey joined the faculty at Rivendell Sanctuary. Pearcey is a columnist for the conservative magazine Human Events
.
's Center for Science and Culture
, the center of the intelligent design movement
, where she has had the primary responsibility for promoting the intelligent design movement
's viewpoint through op-ed
s, for journals and magazine's, especially Marvin Olasky
's World magazine
. Pearcey was a contributor to the controversial pro-intelligent design high school textbook Of Pandas and People
, which featured prominently in the Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District
trial.
described Pearcey as a leading proponent of Dominionism
and a prominent creationist
; Pearcey disputes the label "Dominionist", noting that she had never heard the term before reading Lizza's New Yorker article.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
evangelical
Evangelicalism
Evangelicalism is a Protestant Christian movement which began in Great Britain in the 1730s and gained popularity in the United States during the series of Great Awakenings of the 18th and 19th century.Its key commitments are:...
author on the Christian worldview
Christian worldview
Christian worldview refers to the framework of ideas and beliefs through which a Christian individual, group or culture interprets the world and interacts with it. Different denominations of Christianity have varying worldviews...
.
Career
Pearcey was the Francis A. Schaeffer Scholar for several years at the World Journalism InstituteWorld Journalism Institute
The World Journalism Institute was founded by Robert Case II in 1999. WJI is an independent journalism school whose mission is to recruit, equip, place and encourage journalists who are Christians in the mainstream newsrooms of America...
. In September 2007, Pearcey was named Scholar for Worldview Studies at the Center for University Studies at Philadelphia Biblical University
Philadelphia Biblical University
Philadelphia Biblical University, formerly called Philadelphia College of Bible, is a school located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania founded in 1913. Every undergraduate student graduates with a Bachelor's degree in Bible. In addition, students may work towards a dual degree, such as Business,...
, Langhorne, Pennsylvania
Langhorne, Pennsylvania
Langhorne is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,622 at the 2010 census.The name "Langhorne" is used broadly to describe the majority of surrounding Middletown Township, which for the most part uses Langhorne's zip code of 19047...
. In 2011, Pearcey joined the faculty at Rivendell Sanctuary. Pearcey is a columnist for the conservative magazine Human Events
Human Events
Human Events is a weekly American conservative magazine. It takes its name from the first sentence of the United States Declaration of Independence...
.
Intelligent design
Pearcey is a fellow of the Discovery InstituteDiscovery Institute
The Discovery Institute is a non-profit public policy think tank based in Seattle, Washington, best known for its advocacy of intelligent design...
's Center for Science and Culture
Center for Science and Culture
The Center for Science and Culture , formerly known as the Center for the Renewal of Science and Culture , is part of the Discovery Institute, a conservative Christian think tank in the United States...
, the center of the intelligent design movement
Intelligent design movement
The intelligent design movement is a neo-creationist religious campaign for broad social, academic and political change to promote and support the idea of "intelligent design," which asserts that "certain features of the universe and of living things are...
, where she has had the primary responsibility for promoting the intelligent design movement
Intelligent design movement
The intelligent design movement is a neo-creationist religious campaign for broad social, academic and political change to promote and support the idea of "intelligent design," which asserts that "certain features of the universe and of living things are...
's viewpoint through op-ed
Op-ed
An op-ed, abbreviated from opposite the editorial page , is a newspaper article that expresses the opinions of a named writer who is usually unaffiliated with the newspaper's editorial board...
s, for journals and magazine's, especially Marvin Olasky
Marvin Olasky
Marvin Olasky is editor-in-chief of WORLD Magazine, the author of more than 20 books, including The Tragedy of American Compassion, and Distinguished Chair in Journalism and Public Policy at Patrick Henry College...
's World magazine
World magazine
World Magazines are magazines about specific foreign countries that help people of different countries, languages, and cultures to understand that country...
. Pearcey was a contributor to the controversial pro-intelligent design high school textbook Of Pandas and People
Of Pandas and People
Of Pandas and People: The Central Question of Biological Origins is a controversial 1989 school-level textbook written by Percival Davis and Dean H. Kenyon and published by the Texas-based Foundation for Thought and Ethics...
, which featured prominently in the Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District
Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District
Tammy Kitzmiller, et al. v. Dover Area School District, et al. was the first direct challenge brought in the United States federal courts testing a public school district policy that required the teaching of intelligent design...
trial.
Dominionism
Ryan LizzaRyan Lizza
Ryan Lizza is the Washington Correspondent for The New Yorker magazine, where he covers the White House and national politics and writes the magazine's "Letter From Washington" column...
described Pearcey as a leading proponent of Dominionism
Dominionism
Dominionism is a term used to describe politically active conservative Christians that are believed to conspire and seek influence or control over secular civil government through political action, especially in the United States, with the goal of either a nation governed by Christians, or a nation...
and a prominent creationist
Creationism
Creationism is the religious beliefthat humanity, life, the Earth, and the universe are the creation of a supernatural being, most often referring to the Abrahamic god. As science developed from the 18th century onwards, various views developed which aimed to reconcile science with the Genesis...
; Pearcey disputes the label "Dominionist", noting that she had never heard the term before reading Lizza's New Yorker article.
Publications
- Saving Leonardo: A Call to Resist the Secular Assault on Mind, Morals, and Meaning (B&H Books, 2010) ISBN 978-1433669279 (ECPA Gold Medallion Book AwardGold Medallion Book AwardThe Christian Book Award is an annual award given by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association to honor Christian content in several categories, including Bibles, Fiction, Children, Inspiration, Bible Reference, and Non-Fiction. Winners are announced each year at the industry's Executive...
'Christianity and Society' category winner) - The Soul of Science: Christian Faith and Natural Philosophy (Crossway, 1994) ISBN 0-89107-766-9, coauthored by Charles B. Thaxton
- How Now Shall We Live? (1999) ISBN 0-8423-1808-9, coauthored by Harold Fickett and Charles ColsonCharles ColsonCharles Wendell "Chuck" Colson is a Christian leader, cultural commentator, and former Special Counsel for President Richard Nixon from 1969 to 1973....
. - With Charles ColsonCharles ColsonCharles Wendell "Chuck" Colson is a Christian leader, cultural commentator, and former Special Counsel for President Richard Nixon from 1969 to 1973....
A Dance With Deception: Revealing the Truth Behind the Headlines ISBN 0-8499-3521-0 - With Charles ColsonCharles ColsonCharles Wendell "Chuck" Colson is a Christian leader, cultural commentator, and former Special Counsel for President Richard Nixon from 1969 to 1973....
A Dangerous Grace: Daily Readings
External links
- The Pearcey Report (official website of news, comment, information, and worldview)
- Pro-Existence (the weblog of Rick and Nancy Pearcey)
- Total Truth The website for the book.
- Nancy Pearcey, World Journalism Institute
- Nancy Pearcey, Columinst, Human Events
- Nancey Pearcey from Discovery InstituteDiscovery InstituteThe Discovery Institute is a non-profit public policy think tank based in Seattle, Washington, best known for its advocacy of intelligent design...
- Nancey Pearcey from Access Research NetworkAccess Research NetworkAccess Research Network , based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, evolved from an earlier creationist organization, Students for Origins Research . SOR was founded in 1977 by a group of students at the University of California at Santa Barbara as an "alternative view" to both the Young Earth...
- Nancy Pearcey, Amazon
- Yet another version of the origins of ID Nick MatzkeNick MatzkeNicholas J. Matzke is the former Public Information Project Director at the National Center for Science Education and served an instrumental role in NCSE's preparation for the 2005 Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District trial...
of National Center for Science EducationNational Center for Science EducationThe National Center for Science Education is a non-profit organization based in Oakland, California affiliated with the American Association for the Advancement of Science. It is the United States' leading anti-creationist organization, and defends the teaching of evolutionary biology and opposes...
critically reviews public statements by Pearcey against past writings, including her chapter in Of Pandas and PeopleOf Pandas and PeopleOf Pandas and People: The Central Question of Biological Origins is a controversial 1989 school-level textbook written by Percival Davis and Dean H. Kenyon and published by the Texas-based Foundation for Thought and Ethics...
. The Panda's Thumb. - BreakPoint Commentary
- World Journalism Institute official web site