Debating Darwin

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In the 19th century, Christians responded to the challenges of Darwinian evolution in many and diverse ways—from hostility to reconciliation. Read about the reactions of theologians, scientists, pastors, authors, bishops, and politicians—and learn how Darwinism eventually became a symbol of warfare between science and Christianity in this issue of Christian History magazine.

Cartoon 'Darwinian Evolution' suggesting that Richard Wagner was from Jewish forbears (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Issue 107: Debating Darwin | Christian History Magazine     What’s Inside? Did you know?  Read Now the Editors Much more than monkey business. Editor’s note  Read Now Jennifer Woodruff Tait History turns out to be more complicated than we expect. Origin of Conflict  Read Now John Hedley Brooke Darwin’s “staggering” theory would have far-reaching implications Divine designs  Read Now Edwin Woodruff Tait Conservative Christians moved from cautious consideration of Darwin to outright rejection. The church and the soul  Read Now David Mislin Catholics were all over the map in their reactions to Darwin. Theology, reconstructed  Read Now Jon H. Roberts Liberal Protestants hoped to accommodate evolution and Christianity. The great war  Read Now George Marsden How Darwinism led to a battle between science and faith. Survival of the [social] fittest  Read Now Matt Forster Some of the controversy over Darwin came from how his ideas were applied to economics and race Debating Darwin  Read Now The Editors What did they say? Wrestling with doubt  Read Now Ronald L. Numbers How oftten did the encounter with Darwinism cause a spiritual crisis? Chance or the dance?  Read Now Frederick Gregory Many Christians in European countries found Darwin's ideas challenging. “What is Darwinism?”  Read Now Elesha Coffman and the editors A sampling of opinions from various theologians and scientists Darwin on trial?  Read Now David Goetz and the editors The Scopes Trial revealed developing divisions over evolution. Darwin on tour  Read Now David Livingstone and the editors. How you responded to Darwin in many cases depended on where you lived, as David Livingstone explained in an interview with Christian History. What the Bible demands  Read Now John Walton, Jeff Schloss, and the editors CH sat down with Biblical scholar John Walton and scientist Jeff Schloss to talk about science, faith, the Bible, and Darwin. Recommended resources  Read Now the authors and Editors Here are a few books, websites, and past CH issues recommended by CHI staff and this issue’s authors to help you navigate how Christians responded to Darwin between the publication of his books and the Scopes Trial.

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