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'''Phillip E. Johnson''', Jefferson E. Peyser Professor of Law, Emeritus, at the [[University of California, Berkeley]], is considered the father of the [[Intelligent design]] movement and architect of the [[Wedge Strategy]].  He has done much to help these ideas gain acceptance and a wider hearing worldwide.  Johnson is the author of several books on evolution, philosophical naturalism, and other cultural issues and speaks extensively around the country. Johnson received the 2004 William Wilberforce Award  a recognition of an individual who has made a difference in the face of formidable societal problems and injustices. The award is given in honor of William Wilberforce, an eighteenth century British parliamentarian who stood against his party in his campaign to abolish the slave trade and honor the basic human right to life.
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'''Phillip E. Johnson''', Jefferson E. Peyser Professor of Law, Emeritus, at the [[University of California, Berkeley]], is considered the father of the [[Intelligent design|Intelligent Design]] movement and architect of the [[Wedge Strategy]].  He has done much to help these ideas gain acceptance and a wider hearing worldwide.  Johnson is the author of several books on evolution, philosophical naturalism, and other cultural issues and speaks extensively around the country. Johnson received the 2004 William Wilberforce Award, which recognizes of an individual who has made a difference in the face of formidable societal problems and injustices. The award is given in honor of William Wilberforce, an eighteenth century British parliamentarian who stood against his party in his campaign to abolish the slave trade and honor the basic human right to life.
  
  
 
== Background ==
 
== Background ==
Johnson was born in 1940 in Aurora, [[Illinois]].  After earning an undergraduate degree in [[English]] [[literature]] at [[Harvard]], he attended the [[University of Chicago]] Law School, from which he graduated first in his class.  Later, Johnson was a law clerk for [[Chief Justice]] Roger Traynor of the [[California]] [[Supreme Court]] and Chief Justice [[Earl Warren]] of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]].  In 1967, he began a long [[teaching]] career at the Boalt School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley.  He became [[Professor]] Emeritus in 2000.  In addition to his [[academic]] career, Johnson has worked as served as a deputy [[district attorney]].<ref>http://phillipejohnson.net/bio/</ref><ref>http://www.origins.org/articles/johnson_evolutionofacreationist.html</ref>  
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Johnson was born in 1940 in Aurora, [[Illinois]].  After earning an undergraduate degree in [[English]] [[literature]] at [[Harvard]], he attended the [[University of Chicago]] Law School, from which he graduated first in his class.  Later, Johnson was a law clerk for [[Chief Justice]] Roger Traynor of the [[California]] [[Supreme Court]] and Chief Justice [[Earl Warren]] of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]].  In 1967, he began a long [[teaching]] career at [[Boalt Hall]] ([[University of California, Berkeley|UC Berkeley's]] law school).  He became [[Professor]] Emeritus in 2000.  In addition to his [[academic]] career, Johnson has worked as a deputy [[district attorney]].<ref>[http://phillipejohnson.net/bio/ Phillip Johnson Bio]</ref><ref>[http://www.origins.org/articles/johnson_evolutionofacreationist.html Origins.org]</ref>
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==Website==
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It has been reported to [[Trust Guard]] that Johnson's official site&mdash;listed at the bottom of the page&mdash; contains malware,<ref>[http://www.google.com/interstitial?url=http://phillipejohnson.net/ Google warning on phillipjohnson.net]</ref> even though no malicious software has been found.<ref>[http://safebrowsing.clients.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?client=Firefox&hl=en-US&site=http://www.phillipejohnson.net/ Google Safe Browsing Report]</ref>
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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== External Links ==
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== External links ==
 
*[http://phillipejohnson.net/ Phillip E. Johnson] website
 
*[http://phillipejohnson.net/ Phillip E. Johnson] website
 
*[http://creationwiki.org/Phillip_Johnson CreationWiki - Phillip Johnson]
 
*[http://creationwiki.org/Phillip_Johnson CreationWiki - Phillip Johnson]

Revision as of 17:30, July 13, 2016

Phillip E. Johnson, Jefferson E. Peyser Professor of Law, Emeritus, at the University of California, Berkeley, is considered the father of the Intelligent Design movement and architect of the Wedge Strategy. He has done much to help these ideas gain acceptance and a wider hearing worldwide. Johnson is the author of several books on evolution, philosophical naturalism, and other cultural issues and speaks extensively around the country. Johnson received the 2004 William Wilberforce Award, which recognizes of an individual who has made a difference in the face of formidable societal problems and injustices. The award is given in honor of William Wilberforce, an eighteenth century British parliamentarian who stood against his party in his campaign to abolish the slave trade and honor the basic human right to life.


Background

Johnson was born in 1940 in Aurora, Illinois. After earning an undergraduate degree in English literature at Harvard, he attended the University of Chicago Law School, from which he graduated first in his class. Later, Johnson was a law clerk for Chief Justice Roger Traynor of the California Supreme Court and Chief Justice Earl Warren of the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1967, he began a long teaching career at Boalt Hall (UC Berkeley's law school). He became Professor Emeritus in 2000. In addition to his academic career, Johnson has worked as a deputy district attorney.[1][2]

Website

It has been reported to Trust Guard that Johnson's official site—listed at the bottom of the page— contains malware,[3] even though no malicious software has been found.[4]

Bibliography

  • Darwin on Trial—November 1993
  • Darwinism: Science or Philosophy?—July 1994
  • Defeating Darwinism by Opening Minds—July 1997
  • Reason in the Balance—May 1998
  • Objections Sustained—April 2000
  • The Wedge of Truth—August 2002
  • The Right Questions—October 2002


References

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