| Darwinism Divine in America: Protestant Intellectual & Organic Evolut Contributor(s): Roberts, Jon H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0268025525 ISBN-13: 9780268025526 Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2001 Annotation: Originally published in 1988, Jon H. Roberts's book provided the first comprehensive analytical overview of public dialogue among nineteenth-century American Protestant intellectuals who struggled with the theory of organic evolution. Arguments over the scientific merits of Darwin's theory gave way to discussions of its theological implications. Roberts's book reconstructs the course of that conversation from 1859 to 1900. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - History - Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects - Religion | Theology |
| Dewey: 231.765 |
| LCCN: 2001027968 |
| Series: Erasmus Institute Books |
| Physical Information: 0.92" H x 6.04" W x 9.06" (1.31 lbs) 362 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Originally published in 1988, Jon Roberts's book provided the first comprehensive analytical overview of public dialogue among nineteenth-century American Protestant intellectuals who struggled with the theory of organic evolution. Before the publication of Darwin's Origin of Species in 1859, most American Protestant intellectuals valued science, especially natural history, for supplying data that appeared to be invaluable for defending many major tenets of the Christian worldview. Arguments over the scientific merits of Darwin's theory gave way to discussions of its theological implications. Roberts's book reconstructs the course of that conversation from 1875 to 1900. |
Contributor Bio(s): Roberts, Jon H.: - Jon H. Roberts is the Tomorrow Foundation Professor of American Intellectual History at Boston University. Darwinism and the Divine in America was awarded the Frank S. and Elizabeth D. Brewer Prize of the American Society of Church History. |