Between Americanism and Modernism
John Zahm and Theistic Evolution
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3323176 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R Scott Appleby (Saint Xavier University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 474-490 |
| Publication date | 1987-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Church History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-6407 • E-ISSN: 1755-2613 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3166429 |
| OpenAlex | W2123284771 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
Romanism and Evolution. Remarkable Advance. No Special Creation." "Father Zahm on the Six Days of Creation." "Father Zahm on Inspiration." "Father Zahm Honored with a Private Audience by His Holiness."1 During the final decade of the nineteenth century religious periodicals and secular newspapers alike chronicled the growing fascination of the American Catholic community with the public debate over the latest theories regarding the evolution of species. One figure in particular, John Augustine Zahm, a Holy Cross priest and professor of chemistry and physics in the University of Notre Dame, captured many of the headlines and captivated Catholic audiences with his sophisticated, clear expositions of the various theories in the post-Darwinian controversies and with his repeated assurances that the idea of evolution, properly understood, posed no obstacle to the faith of the individual Catholic
Art history · Darwinism · Epistemology · Faith · Media studies · Modernism (music) · Newspaper · Sociology · Theism · Theology · Catholicism and Religious Studies · Classics · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · History · Philosophy · Philosophy, Science, and History · Religious studies
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2012 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |