The Origins, History, and Mythology of the 1925 Scopes Trial

Authors

Edward J. Larson, Pepperdine University

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Description

One hundred years is a long time in politics, less so in science, and even less so in religion. 2025 marks 100 years since the best-known intersection of those three forces in American society: the legendary 1925 trial of John Scopes for teaching evolution in a Tennessee public school. The lecture examines the cultural origins, strange history, and enduring mythology surrounding that seminal episode that continues to resonate in American life.

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Publication Date

10-28-2025

Recommended Citation

Larson, Edward J., "The Origins, History, and Mythology of the 1925 Scopes Trial" (2025). Rondel V. Davidson Endowed Lecture Series. 17.
https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/rdavidson/17