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2 - The Mechanists’ God

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 May 2023

Michael Ruse
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Florida State University
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Evolution was both known and generally accepted very rapidly after the Origin. Darwinism, even. In the summer of 1860, Charles Dickens’ widely read weekly, All the Year Round, carried two anonymously published articles on the theme of the Origin (with a third early in the next year).

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Print publication year: 2023

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  • The Mechanists’ God
  • Michael Ruse, Florida State University
  • Book: Understanding the Christianity–Evolution Relationship
  • Online publication: 18 May 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009277334.004
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  • The Mechanists’ God
  • Michael Ruse, Florida State University
  • Book: Understanding the Christianity–Evolution Relationship
  • Online publication: 18 May 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009277334.004
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  • The Mechanists’ God
  • Michael Ruse, Florida State University
  • Book: Understanding the Christianity–Evolution Relationship
  • Online publication: 18 May 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009277334.004
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