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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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- … Non-conformist preachers in the village. John Brodie Innes Many of the letters …
- … long-standing relationship with the Reverend John Brodie Innes (1817–94). Innes was named perpetual …
- … first extant letter of the correspondence, Darwin wrote to Innes expressing concern over his health, …
- … charity), which he administered from 1848 to 1869 (letter to J. B. Innes, [8 May 1848] and n. 2) …
- … use of his own lawn for its meetings (Moore 1985; letter to J. S. Henslow, 17 January [1850] and …
- … dog, Quiz, when he moved away from Down (letter to J. B. Innes, 15 December [1861] ). Darwin and …
- … to be a cross between a cow and a red deer (letter from J. B. Innes, 7 December 1868 ). Innes had …
- … Please think of my request favourably—’ (letter from J. B. Innes, 26 May 1871 ). Indeed Innes had …
- … leaves Moses to take care of himself. Letter from J. B. Innes, 1 December 1878 …
- … the financial complications he left behind (letter from S. J. O’H. Horsman, 2 June [1868] ). …
- … have made off with the church’s organ fund (letter to J. B. Innes, 15 June [1868] ). So embroiled …
- … relating to the Down school and organ funds (letter to J. B. Innes, 13 January 1871 ). …
- … supported Fegan’s work in the village, writing in 1880 or 1881: ‘your services have done more for …
- … (letter to J. W. C. Fegan, [December 1880 – February 1881] ). Indeed, the Darwin family even …
Darwin in letters, 1871: An emptying nest
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The year 1871 was an extremely busy and productive one for Darwin, with the publication in February of his long-awaited book on human evolution, Descent of man. The other main preoccupation of the year was the preparation of his manuscript on expression.…
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- … Darwin’s old friend, the former vicar of Down John Brodie Innes. Darwin and Innes had remained on …
- … on politics, religion, and science. Darwin had written to Innes on 18 January , ‘you are one of …
- … , these differences were raised to a high pitch, as Innes wrote on 26 May 1871 about the darker …
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…
Darwin in letters, 1874: A turbulent year
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The year 1874 was one of consolidation, reflection, and turmoil for Darwin. He spent the early months working on second editions of Coral reefs and Descent of man; the rest of the year was mostly devoted to further research on insectivorous plants. A…
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- … almost total failure of observations in New Zealand (see G. B. Airy ed. 1881). Darwin’s third …
Women as a scientific audience
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Target audience? | Female readership | Reading Variation Darwin's letters, in particular those exchanged with his editors and publisher, reveal a lot about his intended audience. Regardless of whether or not women were deliberately targeted as a…
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- … 13547 - Tanner, M. H. to Darwin, [12 December 1881] Mary Tanner tells Darwin that …
