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Jul 2024
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Controversy in Columbia

LIGONIER MINISTRIES
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What led James Woodrow to be let go from Columbia Theological Seminary in the 1880s? Today, Stephen Nichols tells us about Woodrow's controversial beliefs on the theory of evolution.

Read the transcript: https://www.5minutesinchurchhistory.com/controversy-in-columbia/

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