Galileo Connection

Name: Galileo Connection
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ISBN: 9780877845003

ISBN-10: 087784500X

ISBN-13: 9780877845003

Edition: 1986

Authors: Charles E. Hummel

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The church disagreed with Galileo. That set off a controversy that rages on today. The passion remains but the issues have changed and the arguments have become more complex. Do miracles conflict with scientific laws? How did the universe begin? Does the creation story in Genesis conflict with evolution?Hummel sets these controversies in historical perspective by telling the fascinating stories of Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo and Newton. Through their eyes we see how science flourished and floundered under the influence fo the church, setting the scene for modern conflicts.Then Hummel turns to the Bible, discussing its relationship to science, the place of miracles and the biblical account…

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 1986
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Publication date: 2/17/1986
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 293
Size: 5.54" wide x 8.26" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

Before his passing in August 2004, Charles Hummel was formerly director of faculty ministries for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and president of Barrington College in Rhode Island. He was the author of fifteen books and Bible studies, including The Galileo Connection, Fire in the Fireplace, Genesis (in the LifeGuide Bible Study Series), and the bestselling booklet, Tyranny of the Urgent.



Preface


Prolog: The Trial



The Scientific Perspective



Greek Science: Aristotle & Archimedes



Copernicus: Sun & Earth



Kepler: Planetary Orbits



Galileo: Physics and Astronomy



Galileo: Science and Theology



Newton: Universal Gravitiation



Modern Science: A New Perspective



The Biblical Perspective



Interpreting the Bible



Miracles and Scientific Laws



Genesis One: Origin of the Universe



Conflicts and Reconciliation



A Changing World: Geology and Biology



The Creation-Science Controversy



Connections: Theology and Science


Epilog: Blaise Pascal: Christian and Scientist


Notes


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