Did Charles Darwin become a Christian on his deathbed?

[Ishmael]

What about the Lady Hope story? Did Darwin repent of his evolution views and become Christian on his deathbed?

"What shall I speak about?" I asked.
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"Christ Jesus!" Charles Darwin replied in a clear, emphatic voice, adding in a lower tone, "and his salvation. Is not that the best theme? And then I want you to sing some hymns with them. You lead on your small instrument, do you not?" The wonderful look of brightness and animation on his face as he said this I shall never forget, for he added: "If you take the meeting at three o'clock this window will be open, and you will know that I am joining in with the singing."
How I wished I could have made a picture of the fine old man and his beautiful surroundings on that memorable day!
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This is the account that appeared on the 19th August 1915 in the Baptist "Watchman-Examiner" in Washington D.C. (Q29/2:70). In 1922, friends in Los Angeles who knew her wrote an affidavit (L.A. affidavit) (MooreJ:79). In 1940, Prof. Bole released a letter he had received from her in the early 1920's (Bole letter) (MooreJ:86). These repeated most of the above account with some minor variations and additions, and we will refer to these later.

Quoted by permission of the author from True Science Agrees with the Bible, Malcolm Bowden, Sovereign Publications, Kent, 1998, section 6.6, pp 259-276
True Science Agrees with the Bible, as well as Bowden's other books, are available in the United States from The Berean Call, P.O. Box 7019, Bend, Oregon 97708-7019, (541) 382-6210

 

[Ishmael]

 

[Ishmael]

Lady Hope's grave in Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, Australia.

 

[hukumundo]

But Darwin was a Christian all his life. He was even a supporter of Theistic evolution. In short theory of evolution is not incompatible with religious teachings. It is all God's design.
It is also said that he kept his The Origin of Species for 20 years before publishing it because he saw the offense it would cause to people who took a literal translation of the Bible.