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Five Books that counter the secular orthodoxy

Five books that challenge common assumptions about the history, methods, and compatibility of science and the Catholic faith.

Is the atmosphere murky? Or is it just me? It’s no secret that the everyday social, professional and even personal environments most of us exist in have become super-saturated with the secular religion of the religion-less. Despite their best efforts, atheists of the modern age have attempted to sustain a secular orthodoxy built on the false and very unstable premise that science and the Catholic faith are somehow intrinsically incompatible.

Rather ironically, and despite a wealth of evidence to the contrary, atheists have elevated their secular orthodoxy from theory to fact, and then from fact to dogma. Unfortunately, they did so without consulting the five books below that make utter hash out of the most common atheistic myths concerning science and religion.

Cover of God's Philosophers by James Hannam.
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Myth #1: The Medieval Ages were “dark.”

God’s Philosophers

James Hannam

James Hannam carefully refutes the trend within modern culture to associate the Medieval Era with superstition and ignorance. Additionally, he addresses the scientific seeds that were planted during the Medieval Era and would eventually blossom to give us incredible scientific thinkers like Galileo and Sir Isaac Newton.

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Cover of Galileo's Mistake by Wade Rowland.
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Myth #2: Science is the only method of thinking that provides truth about reality.

Galileo’s Mistake

Wade Rowland

Wade Rowland provides both historical context and a thorough analysis of Galileo’s philosophy as he examines Galileo’s infamous trial of 1633.

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Cover of Galileo Goes to Jail and Other Myths about Science and Religion, edited by Ronald L. Numbers.
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Myth #3: The popular narratives about Galileo and other scientists being persecuted or at odds with organized religion are true.

Galileo Goes to Jail and Other Myths about Science and Religion

Edited by Ronald L. Numbers

Ronald L. Numbers carefully parses popular fiction from historical fact regarding some of the most prevalent misconceptions and inaccuracies surrounding the relationship of religion and science throughout history.

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Cover of Roman Catholicism and Modern Science by Don O'Leary.
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Myth #4: Catholics don’t believe in science.

Roman Catholicism and Modern Science

Don O’Leary

Don O’Leary attacks the idea that Roman Catholicism is opposed to scientific exploration by providing a clear and exceptionally diverse account of ecclesiastical and scientific communications throughout history.

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Cover of The Last Superstition by Edward Feser.
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Myth #5: Faith and science are fundamentally incompatible.

The Last Superstition

Edward Feser

Edward Feser systematically dismantles the atheistic misconception that there is currently some ideological and eternal war going on between religion and science.

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