0005 Charles Halton, editor, pens the introduction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Galileo serves as an example of the religion versus science debate<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Galileo’s interpretation of the Bible<\/em> clashes with long-held, cherished interpretations<\/em>. His reputation is sullied by name-calling and legal wrangling. A century later, Galileo is honored as one of the pioneers of science. Three centuries later, the Catholic Church apologizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 0006 If one interprets according to genre, then I propose that Galileo works according to the genre of science, while the seventeenth century Church operates in the genre of Thomist (or Aristotelian) metaphysics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The dispute also may be described in terms of genre. Galileo says that the propositions of the Bible<\/em> are addressed to common folk. That is a genre. The ecclesial establishment says that Biblical propositions<\/em> are uttered by the Holy Ghost. That is a genre, as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Both sides may be correct, but that does not dampen the controversy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 0007 Why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Both parties agree on the same principle. Nature and grace are distinctly different. They are not the same. So, mechanical inquiry into what is<\/em> does not necessarily cohere to theological inquiry into what ought to be<\/em>, and visa versa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 0005 Charles Halton, editor, pens the introduction. Galileo serves as an example of the religion versus science debate. Galileo’s interpretation of the Bible clashes with long-held, cherished interpretations. His reputation is sullied by name-calling and legal wrangling. A century later, Galileo is honored as one of the pioneers of science. Three centuries later, the Catholic Church apologizes. 0006 If one interprets […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[120,142,143],"tags":[64,145,151,29,45,150,147,148,153,154,146,149,111,152,50,44],"class_list":["post-4977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-an-archaeology-of-the-fall","category-first-singularity","category-romans-512-19","tag-adam-and-eve","tag-charles-halton","tag-eden","tag-first-singularity","tag-genesis","tag-genre","tag-gordon-wenham","tag-history","tag-interpretation","tag-james-hoffmeier","tag-kenton-sparks","tag-mesopotamia","tag-original-sin","tag-protohistory","tag-religion","tag-science"],"yoast_head":"\n