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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.
'''Phillip E. Johnson''', Jefferson E. Peyser Professor of Law, Emeritus, at the [[University of California, Berkeley]], was considered the father of the [[Intelligent design|Intelligent Design]] movement and architect of the [[Wedge Strategy]]. He did much to help these ideas gain acceptance and a wider hearing worldwide. Johnson was the author of several books on evolution, philosophical naturalism, and other cultural issues and spoke extensively around the country. Johnson received the 2004 William Wilberforce Award, which recognizes 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 [[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>
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>
Johnson died on November 2, 2019.<ref>Multiple references:
*Gryboski, Michael (November 4, 2019). [https://www.christianpost.com/news/phillip-e-johnson-noted-champion-of-intelligent-design-dies.html Phillip E. Johnson, noted champion of Intelligent Design, dies]. ''The Christian Post''. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
*Klinghoffer, David (November 3, 2019). [https://evolutionnews.org/2019/11/remembering-phillip-e-johnson-1940-2019-the-man-who-lit-the-match/ Remembering Phillip E. Johnson (1940-2019): The Man Who Lit the Match]. ''Evolution News''. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
*Silliman, Daniel (November 5, 2019). [https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2019/november/died-phillip-e-johnson-intelligent-design-darwin-trial.html Died: Phillip E. Johnson, Lawyer Who Put Darwin on Trial]. ''Christianity Today''. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
*Sanders, Fred (November 5, 2019). [https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/phillip-johnson-1940-2019-darwin-trial/ Phillip E. Johnson, Who Put Darwin on Trial, Dies at 79]. ''The Gospel Coalition''. Retrieved January 7, 2020.</ref>
==Website==
==Website==
It has been reported to [[Trust Guard]] that Johnson's official site—listed at the bottom of the page— 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>
It had been reported to [[Trust Guard]] that Johnson's official site – listed at the bottom of the page – contained malware,<ref>[http://www.google.com/interstitial?url=http://phillipejohnson.net/ Google warning on phillipjohnson.net]</ref> even though no malicious software was 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==
* ''The Wedge of Truth''—August 2002
* ''The Wedge of Truth''—August 2002
* ''The Right Questions''—October 2002
* ''The Right Questions''—October 2002
== References ==
== References ==