# Evolution and Bahá'í Belief: 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Response to Nineteenth-Century Darwinism

*Exported from [Holy-Writings.com](https://www.holy-writings.com/) on 2026-06-18 — 1 clipping.*

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> Only the second article is currently online, in early draft form, as formatted by author.
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> By Keven Brownand Eberhard von Kitzingedited by Keven BrownCopyright © 2001 by Kalimát PressAll rights Reserved
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> CONTENTS (abridged)       
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> Foreword  
>        Keven Brown  
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> Abdu'l-Bahá's Response to Darwinism: Its Historical and Philosophical Context  
>        Keven Brown  
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> The Origin of Complex Order in Biology: `Abdu'l-Bahá's concept of   
>   the originality of species compared to concepts in modern biology    
>        Eberhard von Kitzing  
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> — *Evolution and Bahá'í Belief: 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Response to Nineteenth-Century Darwinism (Used by permission of the curator)*