Darwin's Apostles

Humanist Press have recently published Darwin's Apostles: The Men Who Fought to Have Evolution Accepted, Their Times, and How the Battle Continues, by David Orenstein and Abby Hafer. The description of the book is as follows:

This is the story of Darwin, his life, times, and some of the brave scientists who supported and advocated for him at the birth of the scientific revolution.

I was sent an advance copy and was happy to endorse the book:

Darwin, who himself stood on the shoulders of giants, provided the inspirational content for others to herald, the foundations from which the scientific world could build a new edifice.

Orenstein and Hafer have collated a story, no, a history, that everyone interested in science and the desire for truth to prevail should be interested in. If you have On the Origin of Species on your bookshelf, Darwin’s Apostles should be nestled next to it. If you have neither…well, that needs to change. This is essential reading for any traveler on the road to reality, for any thinker wishing to better understand the very world around them.”

Jonathan MS Pearce, philosopher and author of Did God Create the Universe from Nothing? and Not Seeing God: Atheism in the 21st Century

I suggest getting hold of the book as it gives a fascinating insight into the contemporaneous world and people around Darwin and his ideas, and we don't often get to hear enough about them.

   

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