Alfred Russel Wallace: The Spiritual Evolutionist

Alfred Russel Wallace: The Spiritual Evolutionist

February 28, 2026 · 19 min · Season 1 · Episode 17

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This episode explores the life and theories of Alfred Russel Wallace, a naturalist who contributed to the understanding of evolution while incorporating spiritual elements into his views.

The naturalist whose contemporaneous insights into “the transmutation of species” may have shared top billing with Darwin had he not gone off - script, refusing to boot god entirely from his theory of evolution.

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Host: Ray Agostinelli

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