Rocks of Ages
{{Short description|1999 Book by Stephen Jay Gould}}
{{Other uses|Rock of Ages (disambiguation){{!}}Rock of Ages}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2011}}
{{Infobox book
| image = RocksofAges.jpg
| name = 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.stephenjaygould.org/library/gould_noma.html |title=description of NOMA at the unofficial Gould archives |publisher=Stephenjaygould.org |accessdate=December 4, 2011}}
Reception
The book has been reviewed extensively, and commented on by both sides of the conflict he addresses.[http://www.metanexus.net/metanexus_online/show_article2.asp?ID=3044 "NOMA" – by Michael Ruse, Metanexus Institute] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061001135700/http://www.metanexus.net/metanexus_online/show_article2.asp?ID=3044 |date=October 1, 2006 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.bostonreview.net/BR24.5/orr.html |title=Gould on God – by H. Allen Orr, Boston Review |publisher=Bostonreview.net |accessdate=December 4, 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://www.godslasteraar.org/assets/ebooks/Gardner_The_religious_views_of_Stephen_Gould_and_Charles_Darwin_%20Science_and_Religion_sec.pdf |title=The religious views of Stephen Gould and Charles Darwin – by Martin Gardner, Skeptical Inquirer |accessdate=December 4, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=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 |archivedate=August 5, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}{{cite web|url=http://www.americanscientist.org/bookshelf/pub/the-holes-in-goulds-semipermeable-membrane-between-science-and-religion |title=The Holes in Gould's Semipermeable Membrane Between Science and Religion – by Ursula Goodenough, American Scientist |publisher=Americanscientist.org |accessdate=December 4, 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://www.godslasteraar.org/assets/ebooks/Gould's_Separate_'Magisteria'_%20Two_Views_book_reviews_sec.pdf |title=Gould's Separate "Magisteria" – by Mark Durm, Massimo Pigliucci, Skeptical Inquirer |accessdate=December 4, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100816174058/http://www.godslasteraar.org/assets/ebooks/Gould%27s_Separate_%27Magisteria%27_%20Two_Views_book_reviews_sec.pdf |archivedate=August 16, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}{{cite web |last=Beplate |first=Justin |url=http://www.newstatesman.co.uk/200102190041.htm |title=Inventing allies in the sky – by Kenan Malik, New Statesman |publisher=Newstatesman.co.uk |accessdate=December 4, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704063141/http://www.newstatesman.co.uk/200102190041.htm |archivedate=July 4, 2008 |df=mdy-all }}{{cite web|url=http://www.bottomlayer.com/bottom/rocks.html |title=Dictating the Terms of the Peace – by Ross Rhodes |publisher=Bottomlayer.com |date=May 24, 1999 |accessdate=December 4, 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.human-nature.com/nibbs/02/rocks.html |title=Book review – by Brian Jackson, Human Nature Review |publisher=Human-nature.com |accessdate=December 4, 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nobeliefs.com/Gould2.htm |title=Book review – by Jim Walker |publisher=Nobeliefs.com |accessdate=December 4, 2011}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780345450401 Rocks of Ages at Ballantine Books website]
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Category:1999 non-fiction books
Category:American non-fiction books
Category:Ballantine Books books