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List of correspondents
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Below is a list of Darwin's correspondents with the number of letters for each one. Click on a name to see the letters Darwin exchanged with that correspondent. "A child of God" (1) Abberley,…
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- … Below is a list of Darwin's correspondents with the number of letters for each one. …
Religion
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Design|Personal Belief|Beauty|The Church Perhaps the most notorious realm of controversy over evolution in Darwin's day was religion. The same can be said of the evolution controversy today; however the nature of the disputes and the manner in…
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- … most notorious realm of controversy over evolution in Darwin's day was religion. The same can …
- … century were different in important ways. Many of Darwin's leading supporters were Christian, …
- … implications of his theory for religion in general. Darwin's name was also appropriated by …
- … constant watching of an intelligent ‘chooser’ like man's selection to which you so often …
- … chance” but has horrid doubt whether convictions of man’s mind, which has been developed from lower …
- … Belief This collection of letters explores Darwin’s reluctance to take a definitive position …
- … to Darwin, C. R., [c. Feb 1839] Emma discusses Darwin’s religious doubts. She fears his work …
- … 18 Nov 1859 Clergyman Charles Kingsley judges Darwin’s book [ Origin ] free from two …
- … of the book and how he instead “humbly accepts God’s revelation of himself both in His works & …
- … whether Darwin believes natural selection obviates man’s ability to be guided by spiritual motives. …
- … Darwin believes he is unable to answer Mary Boole’s questions about religious implications of …
- … it is safest to believe that the subject is beyond man’s intellect, “but man can do his duty”. …
- … to Physician E. B. Aveling that the publication of Aveling’s remarks on his writings requires no …
- … of thought is best promoted by gradual illumination of men’s minds produced by advance of science. …
- … collection of letters, written after the Duke of Argyll’s address to the Royal Society of Edinburgh …
- … to Lyell, Charles, 22 Jan [1865] Darwin writes to King's College, London Professor of …
- … school teacher and writer James Shaw praises Darwin’s theory. He believes beauty in nature is caused …
- … Society on 6 February. In it Shaw defends Darwin’s account of Beauty against the Duke of Argyll’s …
- … Kingsley writes to Darwin criticising the Duke of Argyll’s book [ Reign of law (1867)], …
- … church and school at Down, to the scandalous departure of S. J. H. Horsman, Down’s Curate. …
Darwin in letters, 1868: Studying sex
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The quantity of Darwin’s correspondence increased dramatically in 1868 due largely to his ever-widening research on human evolution and sexual selection.Darwin’s theory of sexual selection as applied to human descent led him to investigate aspects of the…
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- … letter to A. R. Wallace, 28 [May 1864] ). Darwin’s theory of sexual selection as applied to …
- … had expected to complete it in a fortnight. But at Darwin’s request, he modified his original plan, …
- … though it would be a great loss to the Book’. But Darwin’s angry letter to Murray crossed one from …
- … Generally favourable accounts appeared in some of London’s leading weeklies such as the Saturday …
- … Gazette , was by George Henry Lewes, well-known in London’s literary circles and an author of …
- … Darwin for comments. Darwin was clearly impressed by Lewes’s reviews. On 7 August 1868 , he wrote …
- … by Owen’. John Edward Gray, a colleague of Richard Owen’s in the British Museum, agreed about the …
- … Science, Robertson published a rejoinder, arousing Darwin’s ire still further: ‘he is a scamp & …
- … of details and untoward examples even from Darwin’s inner circle of expert naturalists. The Swiss …
- … provided by Variation for expanding Darwin’s network of informers proved very fruitful. On 1 …
- … of Hooker’s distributed it in Japan ( letter from J. D. Hooker, 5 September 1868 ); Edward Wilson, …
Darwin and the Church
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The story of Charles Darwin’s involvement with the church is one that is told far too rarely. It shows another side of the man who is more often remembered for his personal struggles with faith, or for his role in large-scale controversies over the…
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- … The story of Charles Darwin’s involvement with the church is one that is told far too rarely. It …
- … into this complicated relationship throughout Darwin’s life, as it reveals his personal and …
- … (and doubt) than many non-conformist denominations. Darwin’s parents attended a Unitarian chapel …
- … A nominal adherence to the Anglican Church’s teachings was still essential for admittance to many of …
- … necessary studies to be a clergyman. During Darwin’s lifetime, the vast majority of the …
- … with the pursuit of scientific interests. Indeed, Darwin’s Cambridge mentor, John Stevens Henslow, …
- … clergymen naturalists. A nostalgic piece in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine described the early …
- … on every side his own snug ivy-covered house’ (Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine (1887): 321). …
- … to Caroline Darwin, 25–6 April [1832] ). Darwin’s sisters were extremely supportive of his desire …
- … (letter to W. D. Fox, [9–12 August] 1835 ). Darwin’s doubts about orthodox belief, and his …
- … went dutifully to the local Anglican church of St Mary’s each Sunday. All the children were baptised …
- … their children Mary and Charles were buried; later Darwin’s brother Erasmus, Emma’s sister Sarah, …
- … to have made off with the church’s organ fund (letter to J. B. Innes, 15 June [1868] ). So …
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