Rocks of ages : science and religion in the fullness of life /

Gould, Stephen Jay.

Rocks of ages : science and religion in the fullness of life / Stephen Jay Gould. - 1st trade paper ed. - New York : Ballantine Books, 2002, c1999. - viii, 241 p. ; 21 cm.

Includes index.

Problem stated: Preamble -- Tale of two Thomases -- Fate of two fathers -- Problem resolved in principle: NOMA defined and defended -- NOMA illustrated -- Coda and segue -- Historical reasons for conflict: Contingent basis for intensity -- Columbus and the flat Earth: example of the fallacy of warfare between science and religion -- Defending NOMA from both sides now: struggle against modern creationism -- Psychological reasons for conflict: Can nature nurture our hopes? -- Nature's cold bath and Darwin's defense of NOMA -- Two false paths of irenics.

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