Ernan McMullin (1924–2011) was John Cardinal O'Hara Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame.
"An exceptionally fine work. . . . It becomes the new standard of
reference on the relations of Galileo to the church. . . ." --Times
Literary Supplement
"This collection of essays certainly goes some way towards
providing an intellectual and political context for Galileo's
confrontation with the Church between the critical years of 1616
and 1633. In the process, it eloquently responds to the
shortcomings in the Galileo Commission . . . an important
contribution to our understanding of this episode in the history of
early modern science." —Seventeenth-Century News
"The recent opening of the archives of the Holy Office has allowed
scholars to research new documents and materials concerning the
matter. The scholars who contributed to this book have shed new
light on many of the complexities. [The book] will be useful for
students and faculty with a thorough understanding of relevant
background material. Recommended." —Choice
". . . this is a highly welcome book; it brings together an
excellent selection of scholars; it covers many crucial aspects of
the Galileo affair; and it exhibits a high level of scholarly
sophistication." —Isis
"It differs from the many books about the notorious trial in that .
. . it offers multiple approaches. Discussed here are such topics
as Galileo's career seen against the background of the complex
politics of Florence, Venice, and Rome; the church's opposition to
Copernicus even before the advent of Galileo, as well as, in
another essay, the post-1633 censorship of astronomy in Italy; the
precise nature of the injunctions against teaching Copernicanism;
the daring persistence of Galileo's disobedience after the trial,
as signaled by the 1636 publication of his 1615 Letter to
Christina." —Sixteenth Century Journal
"McMullin's The Church and Galileo will surely become the sine qua
non foundation for continuing reinterpretations of the Galileo
Affair." —Journal of the History of Astronomy/p>
“This collection of 13 essays aim[s] to provide a historically
accurate, scholarly, and balanced account of the relationship
between the Roman Catholic Church and Galileo . . . Particular
attention is paid to those topics that have been the most divisive
among scholars and theologians.” —Theology Digest
“Edited by Ernan McMullin, The Church and Galileo is a work of
Galilean scholarship long overdue, but, as with all good things,
well worth the wait . . . The Church and Galileo is . . . a book
without any real weaknesses. Not only a work on Galileo, it is also
universal in its attempt to contemplate the complex set of issues
that link science to religion. . . . McMullin and his collaborators
should be congratulated in having written a book of sheer poetry.”
—Fellowship of Catholic Scholars Quarterly
"...those interested in Galileo, the affair, and Church history
will benefit from this book, which belongs in any library
collection on the history of science and in particular on the
Galileo affair." —Cistercian Studies Quarterly
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