Charles Darwin Biography

Did Darwin Have Faith?

It has often been assumed that Darwin started off as a Bible-believing Christian who later rejected his faith because of the scientific discoveries he had made. Nothing could be further from the truth. The young Charles Darwin’s first school was one that was run by the minister of the Unitarian Church.

Darwin’s Struggle With Evil

Darwin’s faith was not in Jesus Christ, only in what he could see, touch, and understand. Perhaps more than any other scientist of his time, this hurting father came to understand the evil that really exists in the natural world. The death of Anne just made the evil touch him personally.

Darwin’s Philosophical Journey

Did Darwin realize the philosophical consequences of his ideas? Definitely—his clandestine notebooks, which he dared not show even close friends, reveal that he struggled with the fact that evolution could undermine people’s belief in God.

Those Who Influenced Darwin

While at Cambridge, just before his famous voyage on the HMS Beagle, he came under the strong influence of men in the “Cambridge Network”, a group of clergy and university professors who were a conduit for liberal theology coming into England from continental Europe.

Articles About Charles Darwin Biography

200 Lost Years

Was Charles Darwin a devout Christian reluctantly persuaded by the scientific evidence or a product of a nationally declining belief in God’s Word?

The Theological and Geological Influences on Darwin

Feb. 11, 2014

Charles Darwin’s anti-biblical, naturalistic worldview assumptions controlled his interpretations of what he saw in the world

The Faith of Darwin

Oct. 31, 2009 from News to Know

Charles Darwin was convinced that life’s origin didn’t involve a creator, even though there was no (and still is no) scientific explanation of how life could have begun without one.

Charles Darwin, Fashionista

March 28, 2009 from News to Know

It’s the next step in the “hero worship” culture surrounding Charles Darwin: examining his every recorded move.

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The Ghost of Darwin

Feb. 12, 2009 from Answers Magazine

On February 12, 1809, in the modest town of Shrewsbury, England, Susannah Darwin gave birth to her now-famous son Charles in their family home called The Mount.

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The Pursuit of Darwin

Jan. 1, 2009 from Answers Magazine

Darwin was both a product of his times and his own man.

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Darwin’s Personal Struggle with Evil

Jan. 1, 2009 from Answers Magazine

Darwin could not understand why God would allow the death of his daughter.

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Understanding the Man After 200 Years

Nov. 12, 2008 from Answers Magazine

Understanding Darwin after 200 years.

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‘The Child Is Father of the Man’

June 1, 1998, pp. 49–50

Childhood is the most vital element in a person’s development. With this principle in mind, it may be illuminating to read of the attitudes of Charles Darwin in childhood.

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Did You Know?

Dec. 1, 1991, pp. 45–46

Darwin's later years were characterized by behaviors that may have been due to an illness of some kind.