On Darwin's double anniversary in 2009: the bicentenary of his birth and 150 years of "On the Origin of Species" (Published in Grail World 51/2009) February 12, 2009 is the bicentenary of the birth of Charles Darwin (1809-1882), one of the most influential natural scientists of all time for our world view. On November 24, 1859 - one hundred and fifty years ago - Darwin's epochal [...]
by Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman, CH Beck Verlag, Munich, 2003. Published in GralsWelt 52/2009 In the GrailWorld we have repeatedly dealt with the Bible, the most influential book, not only of occidental history, but of world history. In doing so, we had to familiarize ourselves with the fact that historically tenable evidence for the [...]
Published in GralsWelt 52/2008 Last summer we noticed that there were fewer bees than usual in our garden. Now, this is an individual observation that can have many answers. But what was it like for you? Have you made similar observations, as have some of my friends? To get to the bottom of it, [...]
The ultimate adventure of mankind Published in GrailWorld 52/2009 Half a millennium ago, the great seafarers were exploring the world. They found unknown islands, discovered new continents and met foreign cultures. The ultimate adventure at that time was the encounter with an exotic advanced civilization, such as the English navigator William Adams (1564-1620) [...]
Darwin's Legacy Published in Grail World Special Issue 21/2008 After one hundred and fifty years of controversial discussions about Darwinism, we ask how the theory of evolution is received today and what its significance is. This question is asked not only in relation to biology, but moreover in relation to man's self-understanding in the modern world. The Darwinian [...]
One hundred and fifty years after the first publication of Darwin's On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection on November 24, 1859, the controversy over the theory of evolution has not yet subsided. There are essentially three camps opposing each other, each accusing the other of ideological bias. [...]
The Rise of the Living Published in GralsWelt sonderheft 21/2008 Towards the end of the 20th century, one could read that there were two (controversial) scientific theories that would not live to see the 21st century: Siegmund Freud's psychoanalysis and Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Like most prophecies, this prediction has not come true. Even in the 21st century, the [...]
The Law of the Jungle (Published in Grail World Special Issue 21/2008) It couldn't be long before the “struggle for existence” was transferred to social and social politics and thus drawn into ideological disputes. This is how social Darwinism came into being. Its opponents see it as the transfer of the "law of the jungle" into human society. Unfortunately Darwin [...]
Man as part of nature Published in Grail World Special Issue 21/2008 On November 30, 1864, the elite of British naturalists gathered at Somerset House in London to honor one of England's greatest naturalists: Charles Darwin is awarded the Copley Medal, the highest honor to be bestowed. At the time, the Copley Medal was almost as prestigious [...]
The dynamic world of nature Published in GralsWelt special issue 21/2008 The private scholar At the end of his great journey on the Beagle (part 1, “Darwin's journey to knowledge”), Charles Darwin landed on October 2, 1836 in Falmouth (Cornwall). His life plan of becoming a country pastor had vanished and he now devoted himself entirely to nature research. This second important epoch [...]
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