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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

RTS 3780 - Charles Darwin, Evolution and Creationism

Credits: 4
This course is an investigation into the scientific history of the theory of biological evolution and will examine the religious and cultural impact of that theory over the past 150 years. Students will study the historical development of the theory of evolution through a study of the life and legacy of Charles Darwin, and examine the scientific and religious reaction that theory in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as well as more recent reactions and developments, both scientific and religious.
Fulfills: Second institutional requirement in religious and theological studies. H in LS Core.