God and Galileo: What a 400-Year-Old Letter Teaches Us about Faith and Science

List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Part 1: Grace and Space Setting the Stage Is There Grace in Space? Misunderstanding Truth Understanding the Universe and Scripture What Grace and Space Cannot Tell Us The Fraud of Scientism An Illusion of Conflict Discerning the Truth The Two Cathedrals Part 2: Historical Vignettes A Moon of Glass from Murano, Venice A Troubled Dinner in Tuscany Winning Back Trust: Astronomy and the Vatican Part 3: Personal Experiences of Grace Grace in the Life of Blaise Pascal Grace alongside a Telescope in South Africa Appendix: Galileo’s Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina of Tuscany Bibliography and Additional Readings General Index Scripture Index