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Hess, Peter M. J.

Catholicism and science [electronic resource] / Peter M.J. Hess and Paul L. Allen. - Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2008. - 1 online resource (xxvi, 241 p.) : ill. - Greenwood guides to science and religion . - Greenwood guides to science and religion. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-233) and index.

Introduction to science in the Catholic tradition -- From cosmos to unbounded universe : physical sciences from Trent to Vatican I -- From the Garden of Eden to an ancient earth : Catholicism and the life and earth sciences -- Catholicism and science at mid-twentieth century -- The legacy of Vatican II in cosmology and biology -- Catholicism, neuroscience, and genetics.

Covers the complex interaction of science and the Catholic Church from the beginnings of the church until the present day.

ISBN: 0313021953 (ebook) 9780313021954 (ebook)

Source: Greenwood eBooks http://www.ebooks.greenwood.com/about.asp

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Catholic Church--Doctrines--History.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Religion and science--History.
RELIGION--Christianity--General.
RELIGION--Christian Life--Social Issues.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

Dewey Class. No.: 261.5/5088282