Darwin's Forgotten Defenders

by Livingstone, David N.

• ISBN13: 9781573830935
• ISBN10: 1573830933
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-04-01
• Publisher: Regent College Pub

Summary

This book is the first systematic investigation of the response of evangelical intellectuals in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to Darwin's evolutionary theories. Despite evidence to the contrary, many people continue to believe that warfare between science and religion over the issue of evolution broke out as soon as Darwin published The Origin of the Species in 1859. In fact, as David Livingstone points out, a substantial number of that era's leaders in science and technology had little trouble reconciling their conservative theological views to Darwin's new theories. The author contends that the sort of pitched battle being waged by the "creationist" movement today has its roots not in the evangelical heritage of the nineteenth century but in the fundamentalism that emerged during the early decades of the twentieth century. This study, which sheds new light on previously neglected aspects of the Darwinian controversies, should have appeal for all who are interested in the relationship between science and religion. Book jacket.

Author Biography

David N. Livingstone is Research Officer in the Department of Geography, The Queen's University of Belfast

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Introduction	p. ix
In Perspective	p. 1
Reflections on a Revolution	p. 28
Servants of Science and Scripture	p. 57
Darwin and the Divines	p. 100
The Great Divide	p. 146
Retrospect and Prospect	p. 169
Epilogue	p. 185
Bibliography	p. 191
Index	p. 205
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