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The Jesuit & the Skull: Teilhard De Chardin, Evolution, and the Search for Peking Man
By Amir D. Aczel and Barrett Whitener (narrator)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Tantor Media Inc
Publication date October 31, 2007
Binding CD/Spoken Word
Edition Unabridged
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9781400104918
ISBN-10 1400104912
Dimensions 0.75 by 7 by 6.25 in.
Weight 0.45 lbs.
Original list price $34.99
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Summary
Documents the efforts of an esteemed French Jesuit priest to confront the struggle between science and religion upon his 1929 discovery of the Peking Man pre-human skull that represented a missing link between erect hunting apes and the human race's Cro-Magnon ancestors, a finding he was ordered to deny as scientific evidence refuting biblical teachings.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: In December 1929, in a cave near Peking, a group of anthropologists and archaeologists that included a young French Jesuit priest named Pierre Teilhard de Chardin uncovered a prehuman skull. The find quickly became known around the world as Peking Man and was acclaimed as the missing link between erect hunting apes and our Cro-Magnon ancestors. It also became a provocative piece of evidence in the roiling debate over creationism versus evolution. For Teilhard, both a scientist and a man of God, the discovery also exposed a deeply personal conflict between the new science and his faith. He was commanded by his superiors to deny all scientific evidence that went against biblical teachings, and his writing and lectures were censored by the Vatican. But his curiosity and desire to find connections between scientific and spiritual truth kept him investigating man's origins. His inner struggle and, in turn, his public rebuke by the Catholic Church personified one of the central debates of our time: How to reconcile an individual's commitment to science and his commitment to his faith. In The Jesuit and the Skull, bestselling author Amir D. Aczel vividly recounts the discovery of Peking Man, its repercussions, and how Teilhard de Chardin's scientific work helped to open the eyes of the world to new theories of humanity's origins that alarmed the traditionalists within the Church. A deft mix of narrative history and a poignant personal story, The Jesuit and the Skull brings fresh insight to a debate that still rages today.

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Hardcover
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1 edition from Riverhead Books (October 4, 2007)
9781594489563 | details & prices | 288 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.00 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $24.95
About: Documents the efforts of a French Jesuit priest to confront the struggle between science and religion upon his 1929 discovery of the Peking Man pre-human skull that represented a missing link between erect hunting apes and the human race's Cro-Magnon ancestors.
CD/Spoken Word
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With Barrett Whitener (other contributor) | Unabridged edition from Tantor Media Inc (October 31, 2007); titled "The Jesuit & the Skull: Teilhard De Chardin, Evolution, and the Search for Peking Man"
9781400104918 | details & prices | 7.00 × 6.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $34.99
About: Documents the efforts of an esteemed French Jesuit priest to confront the struggle between science and religion upon his 1929 discovery of the Peking Man pre-human skull that represented a missing link between erect hunting apes and the human race's Cro-Magnon ancestors, a finding he was ordered to deny as scientific evidence refuting biblical teachings.

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