Galileo, Science and the Church
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16348474 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jerome J Langford (corresponding author), William R Shea |
| Year | 1969 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 125 |
| Publication date | 1969-12-31 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Renaissance and Reformation (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-429X • E-ISSN: 2293-7374 |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Libraries - UOTL (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.33137/rr.v8i3.13876 |
| OpenAlex | W4213157797 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
The condemnation of Galileo was (and remains) for many people a good reason for leaving the Church with a good conscience.Honest seekers after truth have seen in the trial of Gali- leo decisive evidence that religion is dangerous, not only when it is wilfully perverted to secular ends, but also, and perhaps more especially, when it is pursued by sincere men who consider themselves the stewards of God's revealed truth.Every age has martyred Christ's religion by means of its favourite instruments of torture, and our own should not be over-censorious towards its predeccessors.Galileo was born in 1564, the year following the close of the Council of Trent, and he grew up in the heyday of a theology which was grievously impaired by what now seem defective concepts of Christianity and human values.The opposition he encountered can only be understood if
Art · Galileo (satellite navigation · Geodesy · Geography · Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies · Historical Philosophy and Science · History of Science and Medicine · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.15 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2000 - 2022 (23) |
| Highly cited | No |