KnowraScopes trialLinked fromLinked fromThe 17 pages that link to Scopes trial, each with the reason it gives.All 17Broader topic 9Related 7Narrower topic 1Science and religionBroader topic: It dramatized disputes over evolution, education, and biblical interpretation.William Jennings BryanBroader topic: Bryan joined the prosecution, making the trial a public confrontation over evolution and religious authority.Culture warBroader topic: The trial made the conflict between religious traditionalism and modern science a national spectacle.Religious fundamentalismBroader topic: Its publicity made the conflict between biblical authority and evolution nationally visible.H. L. MenckenBroader topic: Mencken’s vivid dispatches made the trial a national contest over science, religion, and education.Christian fundamentalismBroader topic: Its national coverage made fundamentalist opposition to evolution a public controversy.History of creationismBroader topic: It made disputes over evolution and biblical authority a national public controversy.Relationship between science and religionBroader topic: It made evolution, biblical authority, and public education a highly visible American controversy.Religious opposition to evolutionBroader topic: It made the conflict over teaching evolution a nationally visible legal and cultural dispute.