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Rocks of Ages Science and Religion in the Fullness of Life

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ISBN-10: 034545040X

ISBN-13: 9780345450401

Edition: N/A

Authors: Stephen Jay Gould, Stephen Jay Gould

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Writing with bracing intelligence and clarity, internationally renowned evolutionist and bestselling author Stephen Jay Gould sheds new light on a dilemma that has plagued thinking people since the Renaissance: the rift between science and religion. Instead of choosing them, Gould asks, why not opt for a golden mean that accords dignity and distinction to each realm? In his distinctively elegant style, Gould offers a lucid, contemporary principle that allows science and religion to coexist peacefully in a position of respectful noninterference. Science defines the natural world; religion our moral world in recognition of their separate spheres of influence. In exploring this…    
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Book details

List price: $18.00
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 2/26/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.18" wide x 7.99" long x 0.54" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English

The Problem Stated
Preamble
A Tale of Two Thomases
The Fate of Two Fathers
The Problem Resolved in Principle
NOMA Defined and Defended
NOMA Illustrated
Coda and Segue
Historical Reasons for Conflict
The Contingent Basis for Intensity
Columbus and the Flat Earth: An Example of the Fallacy of Warfare Between Science and Religion
Defending NOMA from Both Sides Now: The Struggle Against Modern Creationism
Creationism: A Distinctively American Violation of NOMA
Trouble in Our Own House: A Brief Legal Survey From Scopes to Scalia
The Passion and Compassion of William Jennings Bryan: The Other Side of NOMA
Psychological Reasons for Conflict
Can Nature Nurture Our Hopes?
Nature's Cold Bath and Darwin's Defense of NOMA
The Two False Paths of Irenics
Index
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