Edward J. Larson Books in Order
Edward J. Larson has written 28 books, published between 1965 and 2025. The first book is Evolution's Workshop: God & Science on the Galápagos Islands (1965) and the newest is Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Matters (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 28
- Published
- 1965–2025
- Pages on record
- 3,105 in 10 of 28 books
Edward J. Larson writes on the history of science and religion. Evolution, the relationship between religion and science, Christianity and eugenics run through the recorded subjects. This listing holds 28 books, among them Trial & Error: The American Controversy over Creation & Evolution (1985), Sex, Race, and Science: Eugenics in the Deep South (1995), The Scopes Trial: A Photographic History (2000) and Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Matters (2025). Six other scholars are each credited on one title in the listing, and the George H. Shriver Lecture in Religion in American History is the one series recorded.
How many Edward J. Larson books are there?
Edward J. Larson has 28 books, released between 1965 and 2025. 6 of them belong to the George H. Shriver Lecture in Religion in American History series.
Edward J. Larson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 28 Edward J. Larson books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Evolution's Workshop: God & Science on the Galápagos Islands1965 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/419653201/4
- 2Trial & Error: The American Controversy over Creation & Evolution1985 · confirmed 1/41985–1/4
- 3Sex, Race, and Science: Eugenics in the Deep South1995 · 251 pages · confirmed 1/419952511/4
- 4A Different Death: Euthanasia and the Christian Tradition1998 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/419982881/4
- 5The Scopes Trial: A Photographic History2000 · 88 pages · confirmed 1/42000881/4
- 6The History of Science and Religion in the Western Tradition: An Encyclopedia2000 · 586 pages · confirmed 1/420005861/4
- 7The Theory of Evolution: A History of Controversy2001 · confirmed 1/42001–1/4
- 8Religion and the American NationGeorge H. Shriver Lecture in Religion in American History #12003 · 104 pages · confirmed 1/420031041/4
- 9Property: Cases and Materials2004 · 861 pages · confirmed 1/420048611/4
- 102004–1/4
- 11The Constitutional Convention2005 · 229 pages · confirmed 1/420052291/4
- 12A Magnificent Catastrophe: The Tumultuous Election of 1800, America's First Presidential Campaign2007 · confirmed 1/42007–1/4
- 13The Panda's Black Box: Opening Up the Intelligent Design Controversy2007 · confirmed 1/42007–1/4
- 14The Creation-Evolution DebateGeorge H. Shriver Lecture in Religion in American History #32008 · 66 pages · confirmed 1/42008661/4
- 15Religion Enters the AcademyGeorge H. Shriver Lecture in Religion in American History #42011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 16An Empire of Ice: Scott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 17Urban Origins of American JudaismGeorge H. Shriver Lecture in Religion in American History #62014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 18The Return of George Washington: Uniting the States, 1783-17892014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 192016–1/4
- 20George Washington, Nationalist2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 21On Faith and Science2017 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/420173121/4
- 22To the Edges of the Earth: 1909, the Race for the Three Poles, and the Climax of the Age of Exploration2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 23Southern Religion in the WorldGeorge H. Shriver Lecture in Religion in American History #92019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 24Franklin & Washington: The Founding Partnership2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 25Unchecked and Imbalanced2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 26Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 27American Inheritance: Liberty and Slavery in the Birth of a Nation, 1765-17952023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 28Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Matters2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
Edward J. Larson series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
Edward J. Larson books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Modern Library Chronicles in order
1 book- 17. Evolution
Standalone books
21 books21 Edward J. Larson titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Edward J. Larson books in order?
You only need to read Edward J. Larson books in order within the George H. Shriver Lecture in Religion in American History series, which holds 6 of the 28 Edward J. Larson books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Edward J. Larson
Start with Religion and the American Nation (2003), the first George H. Shriver Lecture in Religion in American History book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Evolution's Workshop: God & Science on the Galápagos Islands (1965).
What is the newest Edward J. Larson book?
Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Matters (2025) is the newest Edward J. Larson book released so far.
Is there a new Edward J. Larson book coming?
No next Edward J. Larson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Edward J. Larson at a glance
- Still publishing
- Edward J. Larson published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Edward J. Larson books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 3,105 pages across the 10 of 28 books with a recorded length, a median of 270 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Edward J. Larson books, 10 of 28, were published in the 2000s.
What the Edward J. Larson books are about
10 of the 28 Edward J. Larson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: evolution (biology) is tagged on 3 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Evolution (Biology) 3 of 10 books
- Religion and science 3 of 10 books
- Christianity 2 of 10 books
- Evolution 2 of 10 books
- Histoire 2 of 10 books
- Religion 2 of 10 books
- Religious aspects 2 of 10 books