> in the united states christian darwinism was advanced by two theologically minded naturalists, the botanist asa gray (1810-1888) and the geologist george frederick wright. their enterprise was sustained by a common commitment to the evangelical calvinism which had dominated new england theology for more than two hundred years. gray was a professor of natural history at harvard and was the foremost defender of darwinism in america. despite the abiding importance of his own scientific work, gray is remembered chiefly as the one american naturalist who identified himself from the outset with the promotion of darwin's. > featured work: natural science and religion: two lectures delivered to the theological school of yale college / by asa gray. new york: charles scribner's sons, 1880.
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