The Lowell Lectures on the Ascent of Man
                         Author(s):  Drummond, Henry
                        Publisher:   Grand Rapids, MI: Christian Classics Ethereal Library
                      Description:   As well as an evangelist and missionary, Henry Drummond
                                     was a naturalist. After Darwin published his monumental On
                                     the Origin of Species, controversy exploded across
                                     Christendom, and Drummond was one of the first to address
                                     it effectively. Fiercely dedicated to both Christian faith and
                                     scientific progress, he sought to reconcile Darwin’s theory
                                     of evolution with the teachings of the Bible. In 1893, Drum-
                                     mond delivered a series of lectures on perhaps the most
                                     controversial suggestion of Darwin’s theory—that humans
                                     shared a common ancestor with apes.Today, Drummond’s
                                     words remain just as controversial as they were a century
                                     ago, and human evolution remains hotly debated throughout
                                     the church.
                                     Kathleen O’Bannon
                                     CCEL Staff
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                         Contents
                         Title Page                                                                             1
                         Preface                                                                                2
                         Introduction                                                                           4
                           I. Evolution in General                                                              5
                           II. The Missing Factor in Current Theories                                         11
                           III. Why Was Evolution the Method Chosen?                                          25
                           IV. Evolution and Sociology                                                        28
                         Chapter I. The Ascent of the Body                                                    37
                         Chapter II. The Scaffolding Left in the Body                                         46
                         Chapter III. The Arrest of the Body                                                  57
                         Chapter IV. The Dawn of Mind                                                         67
                         Chapter V. The Evolution of Language                                                 85
                         Chapter VI. The Struggle for Life                                                   104
                         Chapter VII. The Struggle for the Life of Others                                    117
                         Chapter VIII. The Evolution of a Mother                                             144
                         Chapter IX. The Evolution of a Father                                               157
                         Chapter X. Involution                                                               171
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