Rocks of Ages explained

Rocks of Ages
Author:Stephen Jay Gould
Publisher:Ballantine Books
Release Date:1999
Subject:Relationship between religion and science
Media Type:Print
Pages:256
Isbn:0-345-43009-3
Dewey:291.1/75 21
Congress:BL240.2 .G68 1999
Oclc:39886951
Preceded By:Leonardo's Mountain of Clams and the Diet of Worms
Followed By:The Lying Stones of Marrakech

Rocks of Ages: Science and Religion in the Fullness of Life is a 1999 book about the relationship between science and religion by the Harvard paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould. First published by Ballantine Books, it was reprinted by Vintage Books. The book is a volume in the series, The Library of Contemporary Thought.

Summary

Gould addresses the conflict between secular scientists and religious believers who question or deny scientific theory when it is in discrepancy with religious teachings on the origin and nature of the natural world. Borrowing a term from the Catholic Church, Gould describes science and religion as each comprise a separate magisterium of human understanding. Science defines the natural world, and religion the moral world. If each realm is separate, then according to Gould, they are not in conflict. He calls this the principle of non-overlapping magisteria, abbreviated NOMA.[1]

Reception

The book has been reviewed extensively, and commented on by both sides of the conflict he addresses.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: description of NOMA at the unofficial Gould archives . Stephenjaygould.org . December 4, 2011.
  2. http://www.metanexus.net/metanexus_online/show_article2.asp?ID=3044 "NOMA" – by Michael Ruse, Metanexus Institute
  3. Web site: Gould on God – by H. Allen Orr, Boston Review . Bostonreview.net . December 4, 2011.
  4. Web site: The religious views of Stephen Gould and Charles Darwin – by Martin Gardner, Skeptical Inquirer . December 4, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130805050851/http://www.godslasteraar.org/assets/ebooks/Gardner_The_religious_views_of_Stephen_Gould_and_Charles_Darwin_%20Science_and_Religion_sec.pdf . August 5, 2013 . mdy-all .
  5. Web site: The Holes in Gould's Semipermeable Membrane Between Science and Religion – by Ursula Goodenough, American Scientist . Americanscientist.org . December 4, 2011.
  6. Web site: Gould's Separate "Magisteria" – by Mark Durm, Massimo Pigliucci, Skeptical Inquirer . December 4, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100816174058/http://www.godslasteraar.org/assets/ebooks/Gould%27s_Separate_%27Magisteria%27_%20Two_Views_book_reviews_sec.pdf . August 16, 2010 . mdy-all .
  7. Web site: Beplate . Justin . Inventing allies in the sky – by Kenan Malik, New Statesman . Newstatesman.co.uk . December 4, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080704063141/http://www.newstatesman.co.uk/200102190041.htm . July 4, 2008 . mdy-all .
  8. Web site: Dictating the Terms of the Peace – by Ross Rhodes . Bottomlayer.com . May 24, 1999 . December 4, 2011.
  9. Web site: Book review – by Brian Jackson, Human Nature Review . Human-nature.com . December 4, 2011.
  10. Web site: Book review – by Jim Walker . Nobeliefs.com . December 4, 2011.

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