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Darwin and religion in America

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Thomas Dixon, 'America’s Difficulty with Darwin', History Today (2009), reproduced by permission.  Darwin has not been forgotten. But he has, in some respects, been misremembered. That has certainly been true when it comes to the relationship…

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  • when it comes to the relationship between his theory and religion. Recent years have
  • the latest phase of an age-old warfare between science and religion would be a mistake. Creationism, …
  • political and constitutional history of the United States. Creationism became a popular movement
  • from passing any lawrespecting an establishment of religion.’ The First Amendment, which Thomas
  • … – but rather to prevent the state from favouring any one religion over another. Although some
  • that led directly to the confrontation between Darwinism and creationism in the later twentieth
  • The axe trying to cut down the tree was calledScientific Creationism.’ The route from these
  • allowed. And it was to this problem thatScientific CreationismandIntelligent Designwere the
  • clothing. Initially, state legislators sympathetic to creationism mandated that there should
  • by variation and natural selection alone. LikeScientific Creationism’, this has been presented as
  • Scopes trial was not the relationship between science and religion but rather, ‘Who shall control
  • more interested in their children and in their childrens religion than they are in any political
  • for an American-style clash between Darwinism and creationism. The problem of inter-denominational
  • with a mixture of condescension and toleration. The Anglican religion had also always been
  • World War, never became a popular movement in Britain. Here religion was practised by a smaller
  • would feel that their children were not being taught about religion. In fact, the only concessions
  • of the story of the American conflict between Darwinism and creationism is twofold. First, it alerts
  • If there were some essential incompatibility between religion and science, it would be felt in the

Darwin in letters, 1837–1843: The London years to 'natural selection'

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The seven-year period following Darwin's return to England from the Beagle voyage was one of extraordinary activity and productivity in which he became recognised as a naturalist of outstanding ability, as an author and editor, and as a professional…

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  • … and are captivating in their openness and humour. Religion One feature of their …
  • … that he had already given up a belief in orthodox church religion and that he no longer accepted …
  • … Darwin’s belief as closer to a Wordsworthian natural religion than to a Paleyan deism. But Darwin …
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