Archive for the 'Science' Category

The Sky is Not a Ceiling, and astronomer’s faith, by Aileen O’Donoghue

Monday, April 14th, 2008

2007 Orbis Books. 174 pgs.
I was excited to receive, The Sky is Not a Ceiling, by Aileen O’Donoghue, which was recently published by Orbis Books. The topic of faith and science has been on my mind quite a bit, and having some of the issues presented in a biographical […]

Teilhard De Chardin, A New Synthesis of Evolution, by Joseph V. Kopp

Monday, April 14th, 2008

Deus Books, Paulist Press 1964, 72 pgs.
Joseph Kopp does a nice job synthesizing Chardin’s evolutionary philosophy. Chardin was a Jesuit who trained the team that discovered the “Pekin Man” in 1928 (pg. 22). His love for science was not halted by his love for the Church, and it is this dynamic that is […]

Introducing Evolution, by Dylan Evans and Howard Selina

Monday, April 7th, 2008

What can I say? This book is a mixed bag. It can barely be taken seriously with its comic book illustrations and atheistic agenda driven comments. On the other hand, it is an introduction to a very important issue that needs to be understood. The book never claims to deal with […]