Darwiniana

Collection of essays by botanist Asa Gray

Darwiniana: Essays and Reviews Pertaining to Darwinism is a collection of essays by botanist Asa Gray, first published in 1876. These widely read essays both defended the theory of evolution from the standpoint of botany and sought reconciliation with theology by arguing theistic evolution — 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.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ "Asa Gray | Biography, Facts, Contributions, & Works". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-07-01.

References

  • Gray, Asa (1876). Darwiniana: Essays and Reviews Pertaining to Darwinism. New York: D. Appleton and Company (reissued by Cambridge University Press, 2009; and by Biodiversity Heritage Library). doi:10.5962/bhl.title.19483. ISBN 978-1-108-00196-0.
  • Gray, Asa (1888), Darwiniana: Essays and Reviews Pertaining to Darwinism, New York: D. Appleton and Company, retrieved 2008-02-17
  • 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
  • Miles, Sara Joan (2001), "Charles Darwin and Asa Gray Discuss Teleology and Design", Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith, vol. 53, pp. 196–201, retrieved 2009-02-09
  • Darwin and design: historical essay.


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