| Evolution and Dogma Contributor(s): Zahm, John Augustine (Author) |
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ISBN: 110800458X ISBN-13: 9781108004589 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $53.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - General - Science - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 231.7 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection: Religion (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.09" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.35 lbs) 488 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This 1896 volume by Reverend J. A. Zahm, a professor of physics at the University of Notre Dame, considers the Catholic theological tradition as it relates to evolution. The author discusses Darwin's theory of evolution in detail, and traces the debate between theologians and scientists back to the early days of evolutionary theory. He compares late nineteenth-century evolutionary theory and the beliefs of the Catholic church, carefully evaluating the arguments and probing errors and misconceptions in theory and terminology. He also attempts to shed light on the little-understood relations between evolutionism and Christianity as a whole, and discusses whether a person of any Christian denomination can be an evolutionist. Zahm's thoughtful work is considered to be one of the most important volumes on evolution ever written by a Catholic. |