Two of the most famous books in the Western canon turned 150 years old in 2009—On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin, and A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. But these anniversaries were celebrated in vastly different ways. While Darwin’s book was honored around the globe with films and websites and much more, relatively few people took notice that Dickens’s book had reached the same milestone.

Why the difference? My colleague Gina Dalfonzo, in an article on BreakPoint Online, suggests that one reason might be “the difference in worldview.” Gina points out that Origin of Species is built on Darwin’s materialistic principles, while A Tale of Two Cities takes a more traditional and biblical view of things.

It’s easy to see how our educational and media elite would gravitate toward the work that more faithfully reflects their own views, even if they don’t fully realize why they’re doing it.

Both authors lived at a time when Western culture was transitioning from faith in God to faith in humanity and its progress. Darwin went along with the change, embracing materialism and seeing his own scientific studies in its light.

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