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Title: Brother Astronomer: Adventures of a Vatican Scientist by Guy Consolmagno, Brother Guy Consolmagno ISBN: 0-07-137231-8 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 12 February, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.88 (8 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Interesting Book from an Interesting Man
Comment: In "Brother Astronomer", Br. Guy Consolmagno describes his life and views as a Jesuit brother who is also a professional astronomer. In this book, the author (who is also the author of "Turn Left at Orion", a highly regarded handbook for amateur astronomers) covers a number of topics: how science is done, the interaction between science and religion, the often-positive role the Cathollic Church has played in the history of science, and an expedition the author made to Antarctics to gather meteriorites. The parts do not always mesh well, which is why I gave it only four of five stars; however, individual chapters are quite good. For example, the opening chapter, which traces a problem in planetary science as a case study of how science is done, would be well worth showing to any teenager who is interested in science; while the chapter on religion and science will be of interest to anyone who has an open mind on the issue of whether "Jerusalem" can have anything to do with "Athens". Well worth reading; highly recommended.
By the way, my wife and I have had the pleasure of hearing Br. Guy speak at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago on several occasions; if you get a chance to hear him speak in person, you won't be disappointed.
Rating: 4
Summary: La iglesia no solo se dedica a rezar!
Comment: Uno pensaría que la Iglesia y principalmente sus más cercanos servidores, los sacerdotes, solo se dedican a los aspectos meramentame espirituales, que si bién son grandiosos, no debmos olvidar que tambien son seres humanos como cualquiera de nosotros y el abrirnos las puertas a estudio de las Ciencias en el enterno de la Iglesia, no unicamente nos permite conocer mejor a sus servidores sino que, sin duda alguna nos acerca más a la espiritualidad, a la contenplación y a la Divinidad. Es por ello que este texto es en mi opinion una puerta mas que para la ciencia para la espiritualidad.
Rating: 1
Summary: Wasted efforts
Comment: I was very disappointed in this book, as I expected a book with at least some insights into religion versus science Instead, we are 'treated' to someone who never found what he wanted to do so became a Jesuit whose main and only job now at the Vatican seems to be the keeper of meterorites. Much of the latter part of the book is simply his personal experience in Antartica or somewhere, totally unrelated to the book's title or presumed focus (and the reason I bought it. A real waste of time. And the waste of what was and could have continued to be an important life.
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Title: The Way to the Dwelling of Light (The Vatican Observatory Foundation) by Guy J. Consolmagno ISBN: 0268019541 Publisher: Univ of Notre Dame Pr Pub. Date: February, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: One Small Square, The Night Sky by Donald M. Silver, Patricia J. Wynne ISBN: 0070580456 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: The Sun in the Church: Cathedrals As Solar Observatories by J. L. Heilbron ISBN: 0674005368 Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr Pub. Date: April, 2001 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The Weight of a Mass: A Tale of Faith by Josephine Nobisso, Katalin Szegedi ISBN: 0940112094 Publisher: Independent Publishers Group Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Catholicism for Dummies by John Trigilio, Kenneth Brighenti ISBN: 0764553917 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 28 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.99 |
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