''Darwiniana: Essays and Reviews Pertaining to Darwinism'' is a collection of essays by botanist
Asa Gray
Asa Gray (November 18, 1810 – January 30, 1888) is considered the most important American botanist of the 19th century. His ''Darwiniana'' was considered an important explanation of how religion and science were not necessarily mutually excl ...
, first published in 1876. These widely read essays both defended the theory of evolution from the standpoint of botany and sought reconciliation with
theology
Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...
by arguing
theistic evolution
Theistic evolution (also known as theistic evolutionism or God-guided evolution) is a theological view that God creates through laws of nature. Its religious teachings are fully compatible with the findings of modern science, including biological ...
— that natural selection is not inconsistent with Christianity. Gray considered natural selection to be the cause of new species, which was itself caused by some inherent power imparted in the beginning by Godhead.
Notes
References
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* Zirkle, Conway (8 May 1964). Review
"Darwiniana" ''Science'', Vol. 144, Issue 3619, pp. 724–725.
External sources
* Asa Gray (1876)
''Darwiniana; Essays and Reviews Pertaining to Darwinism''*
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Essay collections
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