Whenever religion and science are mentioned together, someone is sure to darkly warn, "Remember what happened to Galileo!" But what did happen to him? Few people actually know the full story. This one hour audio CD will change that. Discover:
Who led the attacks against Galileo (it wasn't the Church)
Why would some men refuse to look through his telescope
Who threw a party to celebrate Galileo's discoveries
What happened at the first investigation of Copernicanism
Why a second trial was convened twenty years later
Why agnostic Thomas Huxley said: "The Church was right."
An unblinking look at the truth, this talk is based on Santinilla's investigation of Galileo's work. Discover exactly what happened, who really opposed Galileo and what transpired at both trials.
Audio CD - Length approximately 60 minutes
Steve Kellmeyer is a nationally-known author and lecturer who specializes in showing how theology applies to today's headlines. He has a graduate degree in theology from Franciscan University, Steubenville and a graduate degree in European history from Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. He appears frequently in lecture halls and on radio stations across the country.