Cover Image

Irish Catholicism and science : from 'Godless colleges' to the Celtic tiger /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: O'Leary, Don, 1955-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cork, Ireland : Cork University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Catholic Church > Ireland > History > 19th century.
Catholic Church > Ireland > History > 20th century.
Religion and science > Ireland > History > 19th century.
Religion and science > Ireland > History > 20th century.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Politics, religion and science, 1840s-1874
  • 2. Faith and evolution, 1860s-1880s
  • 3. Catholicism and science, 1890s-1903
  • 4. Commissions of Enquiry, 1901-1907
  • 5. Anti-modernism, 1907-1920s
  • 6. Evolution, entropy and electro-magnetics, 1920s-1930s
  • 7. From De Valera's Institute to the big bang, 1939-1950
  • 8. Between science and dogma, 1950-mid-1970s
  • 9. The elusive master narrative, mid-1970s-2006
  • 10. Science and social transformation
  • Notes and references
  • Bibliography
  • Index.