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title: 'The Wonderful Nature of Man'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'John Williamson Nevin'
date: 1859-07-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Anthropology (Doctrine of Man)'
- 'Natural Theology'
- 'Creation and Evolution'
scriptures:
- 'Genesis 1'
- 'Psalms 139'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/nevin-1859-the-wonderful-nature-of-man
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# The Wonderful Nature of Man

An 1859 essay argues that humanity is the crowning wonder of creation: physical, physiological, intellectual, and moral marvels reveal man's central place, echoing Genesis and Psalm 139.

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