Darwin writes this in his Autobiography, as an old man. Darwin reads religious books in the months before his father's death. Two by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, an Anglican theologian, warn that ...
This short, fast-paced film examines how Darwin’s ideas contrast with the teachings of the Bible, and whether the two really are at odds. This is from the series: A-Z of Religion and Beliefs You ...
He was also a Christian. Darwin did not intend to challenge religious beliefs with his book, but many religious believers responded to it with fury. Their reasons included: The theory of evolution ...
Darwin’s work also set up a generations-long battle between mainstream science and religious conservatism. By far the most controversial aspect of evolution theory was its apparent contradiction ...
Darwin writes in On the Origin of Species "I see no good reason why the views given in this volume should shock the religious feelings of any one." Yet he indeed knows that they will -- that his ...