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Could there be another Galileo case? Galileo, Augustine and Vatican II
(Rabbi Myer and Dorothy Kripke Center, Creighton University, 2002)
In his 1615 letter to the Grand Duchess Christina of Lorraine, Galileo argues for a "principle of limitation": the authority of Scripture should not be invoked in scientific matters. In doing so, he claims to be ...
Galileo and the Inquisition
(Rabbi Myer and Dorothy Kripke Center, Creighton University, 1999)
The story of Galileo's encounter with the Inquisition in the early 17<sup>th</sup> Century continues to be an important part of the story of modernity. Galileo is frequently seen as breaking with the scientific heritage ...