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Article: The Reluctant Mr. Darwin: An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution.(Book review)
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- November 1, 2006
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*** 1/2 The Reluctant Mr. Darwin An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution By David Quammen
On the origin of the schism.
As a revolutionary model, Charles Darwin hardly seems the archetype of choice. Certainly, his work on natural selection was groundbreaking and created a rift between Christian faith and science that grows wider as the years go by. But the radical scientist was actually a studious son of a doctor and something of a homebody. After stepping off. The HMS Beagle, he settled in the countryside to pursue his scientific research, oversee lucrative investments, and battle against persistent illness. In ...