‘God and the Gene’: E.W. Barnes on Eugenics and Religion

This article explores the eugenic ideas of Ernest William Barnes (1874-1953), the Bishop of Birmingham. E.W. Barnes was a key proponent of sterilisation and euthanasia in post-war Britain, yet is a figure that scholarship on British eugenics has largely overlooked. He gave several eugenic-themed lec...

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Main Author: Merricks, Patrick T. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2012
In: Politics, religion & ideology
Year: 2012, Volume: 13, Issue: 3, Pages: 353-374
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)