Negotiating Darwin: The Vatican Confronts Evolution, 1877-1902

From: The Catholic Historical Review | Date: January 1, 2008| Author: O'Leary, Don | Copyright information

Negotiating Darwin: The Vatican Confronts Evolution, 1877-1902. By Mariano Artigas,Thomas F. Glick, and Rafael A. Martinez. [Medicine, Science, and Religion in Historical Context.] (Baltimore, Maryland: The Johns Hopkins University Press. 2006. Pp. x, 326. $50.00.)

In this book attitudes toward "evolutionism," extending to the highest levels of the Church, are examined with reference to the published works of six Catholic authors: Raffaello Caverni, Dalmace Leroy John A. Zahm, Geremia ...

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