Negotiating Darwin: The Vatican Confronts Evolution, 1877-1902 (medicine, Science, And Religion In Historical Context)
by Mariano Artigas /
2006 / English / PDF
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Drawing on primary sources made available to scholars only after
the archives of the Holy Office were unsealed in 1998,
Drawing on primary sources made available to scholars only after
the archives of the Holy Office were unsealed in 1998,Negotiating Darwin
Negotiating Darwin chronicles how the Vatican reacted when
six Catholics—five clerics and one layman—tried to integrate
evolution and Christianity in the decades following the
publication of Darwin's
chronicles how the Vatican reacted when
six Catholics—five clerics and one layman—tried to integrate
evolution and Christianity in the decades following the
publication of Darwin'sOrigin of Species
Origin of Species.
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As Mariano Artigas, Thomas F. Glick, and Rafael A. Martínez
reconstruct these cases, we see who acted and why, how the events
unfolded, and how decisions were put into practice. With the long
shadow of Galileo's condemnation hanging over the Church as the
Scientific Revolution ushered in new paradigms, the Church found
it prudent to avoid publicly and directly condemning Darwinism
and thus treated these cases carefully.
As Mariano Artigas, Thomas F. Glick, and Rafael A. Martínez
reconstruct these cases, we see who acted and why, how the events
unfolded, and how decisions were put into practice. With the long
shadow of Galileo's condemnation hanging over the Church as the
Scientific Revolution ushered in new paradigms, the Church found
it prudent to avoid publicly and directly condemning Darwinism
and thus treated these cases carefully.
The authors reveal the ideological and operational stance of the
Vatican and describe its secret deliberations. In the process,
they provide insight into current debates on evolution and
religious belief.
The authors reveal the ideological and operational stance of the
Vatican and describe its secret deliberations. In the process,
they provide insight into current debates on evolution and
religious belief.