Faith and Science at Notre Dame : John Zahm, Evolution, and the Catholic Church /

"The Reverend John Augustine Zahm, CSC, (1851--1921) was a Holy Cross priest, an author, a South American explorer, and a science professor and vice president at the University of Notre Dame, the latter at the age of twenty-five. Through his scientific writings, Zahm argued that Roman Catholici...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Slattery, John P. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, [2019]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Zahm, J. A. > (John Augustine), > 1851-1921.
University of Notre Dame.
Catholic Church.
Église catholique > Clerge > Biographies.
University of Notre Dame > Faculty > Biography.
Catholic Church > United States > Clergy > Biography.
Universities and colleges > Faculty.
Religion and science.
Evolution (Biology) > Religious aspects > Catholic Church.
Clergy.
Religion et sciences > Histoire.
Religion and science > History.
United States.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Setting the stage: a historical background
  • The rise and fall of John Zahm, CSC: a new biographical sketch
  • The scientific mind of John Zahm, CSC: from Francis Bacon to Charles Darwin
  • The development of Catholic teachings on science, faith, and reason in the nineteenth century
  • Trials and tribulations

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