Adam's Ancestors

Adam's Ancestors
Author: David N. Livingstone
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2011-03-15
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1421401436

He reveals how what began as biblical criticism became a theological apologetic to reconcile religion with science—evolution in particular—and was later used to support arguments for white supremacy and segregation. From heresy to orthodoxy, from radicalism to conservatism, from humanitarianism to racism, Adam's Ancestors tells an intriguing tale of twists and turns in the cultural politics surrounding the age-old question, "Where did we come from?"