Eve and evolution: Christian responses to the first woman question, 1860-1900

Diarmid A Finnegan

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    Abstract

    Historians of encounters between evolutionary science and Christianity have long been aware of the significance placed upon debates about the applicability of evolution to Adam. It has not been widely noticed, however, that in more conservative circles the creation of Eve was frequently thought to be a more difficult problem to solve. This essay examines how, in distinctive ways, the creation of Eve became a point of contention among three communities of conservative Christian thinkers grappling with the implications of evolutionary theory in the period 1860-1900.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)281-303
    Number of pages23
    JournalJournal of the History of Ideas
    Volume75
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Apr 2014

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