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William A. (William Asbury) Williams
1854–1938
A Presbyterian minister turned prolific religious writer, he argued fiercely against evolution and also wrote on family history, temperance, and Christian life. His work captures a very specific strain of American Protestant thought in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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The Evolution of Man Scientifically Disproved in 50 Arguments
by William A. (William Asbury) Williams
About the author
Born in Ohio in 1854, William Asbury Williams was an American Presbyterian clergyman, educator, hymn writer, and author. He spent much of his life in church work and became known for energetic writing that mixed theology, social reform, and popular apologetics.
Williams is best remembered for religious books and pamphlets that challenged evolutionary theory, especially The Evolution of Man Scientifically Disproved in 50 Arguments. He also wrote temperance songs and compiled genealogical material, including Early American Families, showing how wide-ranging his interests were as a writer.
He died in 1938. Today, his books offer a window into the debates, convictions, and publishing culture of Protestant America in his era.