Published in 1888, Evolution delves into an argument between the natural sciences and religious institutions which remains heated to this day. LeConte was a professor, physician, and geologist primarily, although he spoke and wrote about many topics and was, in his day, a primary proponent and explicator of evolutionary biology from it’s earliest manifestation. Rich and thoughtful, this work attempts to address and engage the real questions developing between these two ever-increasingly divergent modes of human belief rather than shuffle one or the other under the proverbial rug, harking back to a less somehow less-polarized age.
