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William A. (William Asbury) Williams
1854–1938
A Presbyterian minister with a flair for argument, he wrote forceful religious and anti-evolution works in the early 20th century. His best-known book, The Evolution of Man Scientifically Disproved in 50 Arguments, reflects the era’s fierce debates over science, faith, and education.
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The Evolution of Man Scientifically Disproved in 50 Arguments
by William A. (William Asbury) Williams
About the author
Born in 1854 and dying in 1938, he was an American Presbyterian clergyman and writer who published as William A. Williams, short for William Asbury Williams. Modern library and reference records consistently connect his name with religious writing and with books arguing against evolutionary theory.
His most widely known work today is The Evolution of Man Scientifically Disproved in 50 Arguments (1925), a book preserved by Project Gutenberg and other archives. The writing is direct, combative, and aimed at general readers, showing how strongly he wanted to defend biblical belief against ideas he saw as dangerous.
For listeners interested in historical nonfiction, his work offers a window into a major cultural argument of the 1920s rather than a neutral scientific account. It can be especially interesting as a document of American religious debate and popular apologetics in the years after the Scopes era.