How Science Affirms America’s Founding Creed

In 'Endowed By Our Creator,' John West analyzes the Declaration of Independence by unpacking key phrases and tracing how 17th–18th century natural philosophy, theology, and reason informed the founders' beliefs. He argues that contemporary scientism and Darwinian ideas have undermined the Declaration's moral foundations and offers a defense grounded in natural theology and theistic understandings of human nature. The book surveys historical sources and founders' writings to clarify what phrases like 'laws of nature and of nature's God' originally meant. West connects those roots to modern debates over rights, equality, and the source of moral law. He proposes ways to recover the Declaration's intended meaning to preserve America's civic and religious liberties.

In 'The Abolition of Man', C.S. Lewis delivers a defense of objective value and natural law, originating from his Riddell Memorial Lectures at the University of Durham in 1943. Lewis argues that education should be conducted within the context of moral law and objective values, which he terms the 'Tao'. He criticizes modern attempts to debunk these values, warning that such actions could lead to a dehumanization of society, resulting in what he calls 'Men without Chests' – individuals whose emotions have not been trained to conform to reason. The book emphasizes the universal nature of traditional moralities across different cultures and warns against the dangers of moral relativism and the reduction of human beings to mere objects of scientific analysis.