In Darwin's Day, What Was the Response of Protestant Intellectuals

question 35

Multiple Choice

In Darwin's day, what was the response of Protestant intellectuals to his theory of evolution?

• A) Many declared it the death of religion
• B) Many regarded it as an intellectual fool's errand
• C) They formed the League of Truth to fight it
• D) Many publicly embraced it as a new natural theology

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