Darwin Online: Darwin and religion

Darwin and religion

Darwin Online contains a vast amount of material on Darwin's views on religion and similar topics. Here are some of the principal items.

Darwin, C. R. "Religious belief" in his Autobiography.

Darwin, C. R. [1827.] [Notes on reading Sumner's Evidence of Christianity]. Text & image

Darwin, C. R. ‘Essay on Theology and Natural Selection’ (DAR 71)

[Emma Darwin's memo about Darwin's religious doubts] (1839) Text & image

Darwin, C. R. 1882. Mr. Darwin and revelation. Pall Mall Gazette (23 September): 2. Text

Darwin, C. R. Reminiscence of Anne Elizabeth Darwin. (1851) Text & image

Francis Darwin on his father's religious views: Life and Letters (1887)

Darwin, Francis. 'Reminiscences of My Father's Everyday Life'. Transcribed by Robert Brown. Text

Material concerning Darwin's religion (DAR 139.12)

Darwin family press cuttings on Darwin & religion (DAR 140.1)

Darwin, William Erasmus & Francis Darwin et al on publishing the religious part of the Autobiography

Litchfield, Henrietta. 'Sketches for a biography'. Text

Darwin, C. R. 1871. A letter from Mr. Darwin. The Index, a weekly paper devoted to free religion. Text PDF

Darwin, C. R. 1881. [Letter to G. E. Mengozzi on design in nature]. Roma Etrusca. Text

Darwin, C. R. 1882. [Letter to N. A. von Mengden 'Science has nothing to do with Christ']. In Haeckel, Die Naturanschauung von Darwin, Goethe und Lamarck. Text

Anon. 1882. Darwin's religion. The Narracoorte Herald (15 December): 3. Text

Litchfield, H. E. (Darwin's daughter) 1873. [Recollections on Darwin becoming a parson]. Text

Litchfield, H. E. [Recollections of Darwin's Religious opinions]. Text

Litchfield, Henrietta. 'Sketches for a biography'. Text

Darwin, G. H.? It was curious that Dr D[arwin] being a freethinker my father should have been so orthodoxly brought up. Text & image

Darwin, W. 1883. [Recollections of Charles Darwin]. Text

Innes, J. Brodie. [Recollections of Darwin]. Text

Innes, J. Brodie. [Recollections of Darwin.] Text

Conway, M. D. [1867]. [Recollection of Darwin]. Text

Lane, Edward. 1882. [Recollection of Darwin]. Text

Hesse-Wartegg, E. von. 1880. Bei Charles Darwin [At Charles Darwin's]. Frankfurter Zeitung. [English translation.] Text

Aveling, E. B. 1883. The religious views of Charles Darwin. Text

Büchner, L. 1901. [Darwin's religious views]. Last Words on Materialism. Text

Foote, G. W. 1889. Darwin on God. Text PDF

Gray, Asa. 1861. Natural Selection not inconsistent with Natural Theology. Text

Smalley, G. W. 1891. [Recollection of Darwin's funeral]. Text

Anon. 1909. A visit to Darwin's village: reminiscences of some of his humble friends. Evening News. Text

Tennyson, H. 1897. [Recollection of Tennyson and Darwin on Christianity.] Alfred Lord Tennyson: a memoir. Text F2171