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Darwin and the Church
Summary
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 …
- … in the village’ (letter to J. W. C. Fegan, [December 1880 – February 1881] ). Indeed, the Darwin …
Religion
Summary
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…
'An Appeal' against animal cruelty
Summary
The four-page pamphlet transcribed below and entitled 'An Appeal', was composed jointly by Emma and Charles Darwin (see letter from Emma Darwin to W. D. Fox, [29 September 1863]). The pamphlet, which protested against the cruelty of steel vermin…
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- … 1861, in 1863 and 1864, from 1871 to 1875, and in 1878 and 1880 (CD’s Classed account books (Down …
