the evolution of theology

The Evolution of Theology: An Anthropological Studyby Thomas Henry HuxleyI conceive that the origin, the growth, the decline, and thefall of those speculations respecting the existence, the powers,and the dispositions of beings analogous to men, but more orless devoid of corporeal qualities, which may be broadlyincluded under the head of theology, are phenomena the study ofwhich legitimately falls within the province of theanthropologist. And it is purely as a question of anthropology(a department of biology to which, at various times, I havegiven a good deal of attention) that I propose to treat of theevolution of theology in the following pages....

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