The book is well written and engaging. Yes, the title will be off-putting to many readers, but the arguments are sound. The heresy, as Anderson says, is not that YEC is taught, but rather that it is taught as foundational to the faith. The distinction is critical, and not just the ramblings of a minority viewpoint in a culture war. It's very important, more important than the topic of evolution or the age of the earth or anything else you might think this is about. And for those who will immediately claim that Ham nowhere says that you have to be YEC to be saved, read this book. The author gives many examples of Ham speaking out of both sides of his mouth.
To understand this phenomenon, also check out Mark Noll's "The Scandal of the Evalgelical Mind". His book was written in 1994! You would think it would be dated, given how much has happened in the science/faith dialogue since then (think about what has happened since that time). But the message is more important than ever. Again, this is not some minority viewpoint of a liberal Christian, as you might think from the title. No. Noll is an evangelical and he rightly cries out "like a scorned lover" in the first few pages of his book, much as Anderson does, before getting on to the task at hand, which is to explain the mindset that leads to using the Bible as a pseudoscientific weapon in a culture war. Both authors feel a deep sense of loss for what evangelicalism has become, with 20 years between them. These books are written out of love, not spite.
If you want a fair and dispassionate, painstakingly detailed account of the history of the modern creationist movement with a wealth of references, read Ronald Numbers' 600-page tome, "The Creationists". Numbers' book is referenced positively by the Institute for Creation Research because it is simply the best objective historical account of this movement.
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