Charles Hodge’s Reflection on the Nye-Ham Evolution Debate
On January 14, 1874, Old Princeton’s Charles Hodge read a paper expressing his dire concerns regarding the perils of Darwin’s evolution to the Christian faith. Hodge (who was hardly a hard-core creationist) understood the character and function of Darwinism. “What is Darwinism?” Hodge asked. “It is Atheism.”
Hodge poignantly illustrated his point by quoting from the final words of two men who represented the competing worldviews: David Friedrich Strauss, author of the nefarious Life of Jesus, representing evolutionary humanism, versus the apostle Paul, representing the Christian faith.
