EVOLUTION
HISTORICAL CONTEXT FOR EVOLUTIONARY THEORY
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It was controversial
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It went against beliefs of church
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He wasn’t sure if he was right
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He didn’t have enough evidence
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Detailed explanation-1: -Christian churches were long hostile to Darwin because his theory conflicted with the literal biblical account of creation. Earlier this week a leading Anglican churchman, Rev. Malcolm Brown, said the Church of England owed Darwin an apology for the way his ideas were received by Anglicans in Britain.
Detailed explanation-2: -As he researched and wrote about his ideas, Darwin became more and more convinced of his “theory of evolution by natural selection". However, Darwin was reluctant to publish his ideas because they went so strongly against the ideas of the day.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Church of England, the Anglican denomination that dates to the 16th century, has issued an apology of sorts to Charles Darwin, the British naturalist famous for having advanced the theory of evolution. In an essay published on the C of E’s Web site, “Good Religion Needs Good Science, ” the Rev.
Detailed explanation-4: -1 The Roman Catholic Church has long accepted – or at least not objected to – evolutionary theory. Pope Francis is not the first pontiff to publicly affirm that evolution is compatible with church teachings.