| Negotiating Darwin: The Vatican Confronts Evolution, 1877-1902 Contributor(s): Artigas, Mariano (Author), Glick, Thomas F. (Author), Martínez, Rafael A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 080188389X ISBN-13: 9780801883897 Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press OUR PRICE: $55.10 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2006 Annotation: Drawing on primary sources made available to scholars only after the archives of the Holy Office were unsealed in 1998, 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 Origin of Species. As Mariano Artigas, Thomas F. Glick, and Rafael A. Martnez 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Religion & Science - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Christian Theology - History |
| Dewey: 231.765 |
| LCCN: 2005032623 |
| Series: Medicine, Science, and Religion in Historical Context |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6.3" W x 9.12" (1.32 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 |
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| Publisher Description: Drawing on primary sources made available to scholars only after the archives of the Holy Office were unsealed in 1998, 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 Origin of Species. As Mariano Artigas, Thomas F. Glick, and Rafael A. Mart nez 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Glick, Thomas F.: - Thomas F. Glick is a professor of history at Boston University and has written widely on Darwin. Among his many books are Negotiating Darwin: The Vatican Confronts Evolution, 1877-1902, also published by Johns Hopkins; The Reception of Darwinism in the Iberian World; and The Comparative Reception of Darwinism. |