In Evolution On Trial one will find a complete overview of all of the basic data, evidence and arguments which converge on the issues at the heart of evolutionary theory as a potential candidate of explanation for the origin of life. This overview is complementary to a second work that is currently in preparation, but the present treatment does permit a first glimpse of what must be grasped in order to be in a conceptual position to be able to arrive at informed judgements -- whether pro or con -- about evolutionary theory.
In contradistinction to the original Scopes "Monkey" trial when John Scopes, a high school science teacher, was put on trial for teaching material at odds with the Biblical account of the origins of man, in Evolution on Trial, Robert Corrigan, a fictional character, has been put on trial for teaching material that is considered by the prosecution to be inconsistent with modern evolutionary theory. However, the defendant in this case is not a Creationist but is an advocate of true science