Rocks of ages : science and religion in the fullness of life / Stephen Jay Gould.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gould, Stephen Jay

Series:

Library of contemporary thought

The library of contemporary thought

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and science.

Physical Description:

viii, 241 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Ballantine Pub. Group, 1999.

Summary:

Writing with bracing intelligence and elegant clarity, Gould sheds new light on a dilemma that has plagued thinking people since the Renaissance. Instead of choosing between science and religion, Gould asks, why not opt for a golden mean that accords dignity and distinction to each realm?

Contents:

1. The Problem Stated 1

A Tale of Two Thomases 11

The Fate of Two Fathers 27

2. The Problem Resolved in Principle 47

NOMA Defined and Defended 49

NOMA Illustrated 68

Coda and Segue 90

3. Historical Reasons for Conflict 97

The Contingent Basis for Intensity 99

Columbus and the Flat Earth: An Example of the Fallacy of Warfare Between Science and Religion 111

Defending NOMA from Both Sides Now: The Struggle Against Modern Creationism 125

Creationism: A Distinctively American Violation of NOMA 125

Trouble in Our Own House: A Brief Legal Survey From Scopes to Scalia 133

The Passion and Compassion of William Jennings Bryan: The Other Side of NOMA 150

4. Psychological Reasons for Conflict 171

Can Nature Nurture Our Hopes? 173

Nature's Cold Bath and Darwin's Defense of NOMA 191

The Two False Paths of Irenics 208.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0345430093

OCLC:

39886951