Negotiating Darwin - The Vatican Confronts Evolution, 1877-1902 (Hardcover)

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. MartA-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.

General

Imprint:	Johns Hopkins University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Medicine, Science, and Religion in Historical Context
Release date:	November 2006
First published:	2006
Authors:	Mariano Artigas (Professor of Philosophy) • Thomas F. Glick (Professor of History) • Rafael A Martinez (Professor of Philosophy)
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-0-8018-8389-7
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Evolution Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian social thought & activity Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian social thought & activity Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church > General Books > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian social thought & activity Books > Christianity > Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church
LSN:	0-8018-8389-X
Barcode:	9780801883897

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