Hi, Hunter. I also put Charles Darwin as a cause of controversy between the field of anthropology and the church. I think his idea of 'evolution' brought many distorted view toward humanity, allowing rather inhumane perspective to the modern society. Although I agree with most of your points, I do not think that bringing the study of anthropology closer to the empirical nor regarding human as something to study about science opposes directly to the church doctrine. In addition, I think it speaks the truth that missionaries will always feel closer to his or her original culture than the host culture.
