The Religious Pursuit of Race: Christianity, Modern Science, and the Perception of Human Difference

This dissertation is a work in intellectual history that chronicles racial theories within Western science and medicine. Therein, I address two interrelated questions. Firstly, has Christianity shaped modern scientific perceptions of race? Secondly, is the search for the origin of human life, vis-à-...

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Main Author: Keel, Terence
Other Authors: Browne, Janet E.
Language:en_US
Published: Harvard University 2012
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Online Access:http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:10471
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:9572089