{"product_id":"9781421401430","title":"Adam's Ancestors: Race, Religion, and the Politics of Human Origins","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlthough the idea that all human beings are descended from Adam is a long-standing conviction in the West, another version of this narrative exists: human beings inhabited the Earth before, or alongside, Adam, and their descendants still occupy the planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this engaging and provocative work, David N. Livingstone traces the history of the idea of non-adamic humanity, and the debates surrounding it, from the Middle Ages to the present day. From a multidisciplinary perspective, Livingstone examines how this alternative idea has been used for cultural, religious, and political purposes. He reveals how what began as biblical criticism became a theological apologetic to reconcile religion with science—evolution in particular—and was later used to support arguments for white supremacy and segregation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom heresy to orthodoxy, from radicalism to conservatism, from humanitarianism to racism, \u003ci\u003eAdam's Ancestors\u003c\/i\u003e tells an intriguing tale of twists and turns in the cultural politics surrounding the age-old question, \"Where did we come from?\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47153160487152,"sku":"9781421401430","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781421401430_p0.jpg?v=1769898279","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781421401430","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}