Awards

• Commended for Catholic Press Association Book Award: Faith and Science, Honorable Mention 2019 (United States)
• Short-listed for Philip J. Pauly Prize, Finalist 2020 (United States)
• Winner of Catholic Press Association Book Award: Faith and Science 2019 (United States)

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""The great merit of Slattery's book is its detailed analysis showing that Zahm and the Vatican officials in the Congregation of the Index (and their chosen 'expert') were operating with vastly different understandings of what 'science' is."" —Theological Studies ""Father Zahm's life story is a cautionary tale of the challenge that men of faith face as scientists."" —The Pilot ""Slattery's book draws on new archival information from letters and reports that deepen our understanding of the scientific, theological and philosophical forces in the Church and put Zahm's stance and the consequences he faced in a new light."" —Notre Dame Magazine ""Faith and Science at Notre Dame gives us a fresh look at the work of Fr. John A. Zahm, C.S.C., the prominent Notre Dame advocate of the compatibility of evolutionary biology and Catholic thought. John Slattery examines Zahm's work within the larger context surrounding the rise of Neo-Scholasticism and against the background of the 'Americanist' controversies of the late nineteenth century. Slattery synthesizes the work of earlier scholars and gives us a new picture of Zahm both as a priest-scientist and also as a religious controversialist writing in a complex period of the history of the Roman Catholic Church. The work is supported by new archival research in Vatican archives, and includes translations of important official Church texts."" —Phillip R. Sloan, Professor emeritus, University of Notre Dame ""Slattery's account of Zahm's work provides a much-needed bridge between this reactionary era in the Church's recent intellectual history and the more open era of Catholic thought that preceded the French Revolution. Faith and Science at Notre Dame is an indispensable addition to this history."" —Commonweal ""According to John Slattery, John Zahm's scientific credentials and expertise far outstripped that of his opponents, but his lack of theological and philosophical sophistication severely hampered his ability to steer clear of condemnation. Faith and Science at Notre Dame explains Zahm's position and the background factors that led him to adopt a pro-evolution perspective in conflict with Church authorities both in the United Sates and in Rome."" —Paul Allen, Concordia University ""No other book has gone into such depth in probing the story of the Catholic Church's censorship of the attempts by the Notre Dame priest and scholar John Zahm to demonstrate that Catholic teaching, generally speaking, is consonant with Darwin's evolutionary science. Faith and Science at Notre Dame provides an original and well-written account of Zahm's life and career. It also provides a detailed study of the often fearful and unjust way in which the Catholic Church in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries dealt with some of its most devoted members when they sought to accommodate Church teachings intellectually and religiously to the age of science.""—John Haught, author of Resting on the Future: Catholic Theology for an Unfinished Universe ""John Slattery provides a usefully complex account of the intellectual life of John Zahm, professor and vice president at the University of Notre Dame."" —Indiana Magazine of History

No other study has gone into such depth in probing the story of the Catholic Church's censorship of the attempts by the Notre Dame priest and scholar John Zahm to demonstrate that Catholic teaching, generally speaking, is consonant with Darwin's evolutionary science. Faith and Science at Notre Dame provides an original and well-written account of Zahm's life and career. It also provides a detailed study of the often fearful and unjust way in which the Catholic Church in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries dealt with some of its most devoted members when they sought to accommodate Church teachings intellectually and religiously to the age of science. --John Haught, author of Resting on the Future: Catholic Theology for an Unfinished Universe In Faith and Science at Notre Dame , John Slattery has made excellent use of the archival material pertaining to John Zahm, interpreting the priest and scholar's work through a close reading of his letters and books. According to Slattery, Zahm's scientific credentials and expertise far outstripped that of his opponents, but his lack of theological and philosophical sophistication severely hampered his ability to steer clear of condemnation. The book elucidates Zahm's position and the background factors that led him to adopt a pro-evolution theory perspective in conflict with Church authorities both in the United Sates and in Rome. --Paul Allen, Concordia University Faith and Science at Notre Dame gives us a fresh look at the work of Fr. John A. Zahm, C.S.C., the prominent Notre Dame advocate of the compatibility of evolutionary biology and Catholic thought. John Slattery examines Zahm's work within the larger context surrounding the rise of Neo-Scholasticism and against the background of the 'Americanist' controversies of the late nineteenth century. Slattery synthesizes the work of earlier scholars and gives us a new picture of Zahm both as a priest-scientist and also as a religious controversialist writing in a complex period of the history of the Roman Catholic Church. The work is supported by new archival research in Vatican archives, and includes translations of important official Church texts. --Phillip R. Sloan, Professor emeritus, University of Notre Dame Slattery's book draws on new archival information from letters and reports that deepen our understanding of the scientific, theological and philosophical forces in the Church and put Zahm's stance and the consequences he faced in a new light. --Notre Dame Magazine

In Faith and Science at Notre Dame, John Slattery has made excellent use of the archival material pertaining to John Zahm, interpreting the priest and scholar's work through a close reading of his letters and books. According to Slattery, Zahm's scientific credentials and expertise far outstripped that of his opponents, but his lack of theological and philosophical sophistication severely hampered his ability to steer clear of condemnation. The book elucidates Zahm's position and the background factors that led him to adopt a pro-evolution theory perspective in conflict with Church authorities both in the United Sates and in Rome. -Paul Allen, Concordia University Slattery's book draws on new archival information from letters and reports that deepen our understanding of the scientific, theological and philosophical forces in the Church and put Zahm's stance and the consequences he faced in a new light. -Notre Dame Magazine No other book has gone into such depth in probing the story of the Catholic Church's censorship of the attempts by the Notre Dame priest and scholar John Zahm to demonstrate that Catholic teaching, generally speaking, is consonant with Darwin's evolutionary science. Faith and Science at Notre Dame provides an original and well-written account of Zahm's life and career. It also provides a detailed study of the often fearful and unjust way in which the Catholic Church in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries dealt with some of its most devoted members when they sought to accommodate Church teachings intellectually and religiously to the age of science. -John Haught, author of Resting on the Future: Catholic Theology for an Unfinished Universe According to John Slattery, John Zahm's scientific credentials and expertise far outstripped that of his opponents, but his lack of theological and philosophical sophistication severely hampered his ability to steer clear of condemnation. Faith and Science at Notre Dame explains Zahm's position and the background factors that led him to adopt a pro-evolution perspective in conflict with Church authorities both in the United Sates and in Rome. -Paul Allen, Concordia University Faith and Science at Notre Dame gives us a fresh look at the work of Fr. John A. Zahm, C.S.C., the prominent Notre Dame advocate of the compatibility of evolutionary biology and Catholic thought. John Slattery examines Zahm's work within the larger context surrounding the rise of Neo-Scholasticism and against the background of the 'Americanist' controversies of the late nineteenth century. Slattery synthesizes the work of earlier scholars and gives us a new picture of Zahm both as a priest-scientist and also as a religious controversialist writing in a complex period of the history of the Roman Catholic Church. The work is supported by new archival research in Vatican archives, and includes translations of important official Church texts. -Phillip R. Sloan, Professor emeritus, University of Notre Dame Slattery's account of Zahm's work provides a much-needed bridge between this reactionary era in the Church's recent intellectual history and the more open era of Catholic thought that preceded the French Revolution. Faith and Science at Notre Dame is an indispensable addition to this history. -Commonweal

No other study has gone into such depth in probing the story of the Catholic Church's censorship of the attempts by the Notre Dame priest and scholar John Zahm to demonstrate that Catholic teaching, generally speaking, is consonant with Darwin's evolutionary science. Faith and Science at Notre Dame provides an original and well-written account of Zahm's life and career. It also provides a detailed study of the often fearful and unjust way in which the Catholic Church in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries dealt with some of its most devoted members when they sought to accommodate Church teachings intellectually and religiously to the age of science. --John Haught, author of Resting on the Future: Catholic Theology for an Unfinished Universe

Faith and Science at Notre Dame gives us a fresh look at the work of Fr. John A. Zahm, C.S.C., the prominent Notre Dame advocate of the compatibility of evolutionary biology and Catholic thought. John Slattery examines Zahm's work within the larger context surrounding the rise of Neo-Scholasticism and against the background of the 'Americanist' controversies of the late nineteenth century. Slattery synthesizes the work of earlier scholars and gives us a new picture of Zahm both as a priest-scientist and also as a religious controversialist writing in a complex period of the history of the Roman Catholic Church. The work is supported by new archival research in Vatican archives, and includes translations of important official Church texts. --Phillip R. Sloan, Professor emeritus, University of Notre Dame In Faith and Science at Notre Dame , John Slattery has made excellent use of the archival material pertaining to John Zahm, interpreting the priest and scholar's work through a close reading of his letters and books. According to Slattery, Zahm's scientific credentials and expertise far outstripped that of his opponents, but his lack of theological and philosophical sophistication severely hampered his ability to steer clear of condemnation. The book elucidates Zahm's position and the background factors that led him to adopt a pro-evolution theory perspective in conflict with Church authorities both in the United Sates and in Rome. --Paul Allen, Concordia University No other study has gone into such depth in probing the story of the Catholic Church's censorship of the attempts by the Notre Dame priest and scholar John Zahm to demonstrate that Catholic teaching, generally speaking, is consonant with Darwin's evolutionary science. Faith and Science at Notre Dame provides an original and well-written account of Zahm's life and career. It also provides a detailed study of the often fearful and unjust way in which the Catholic Church in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries dealt with some of its most devoted members when they sought to accommodate Church teachings intellectually and religiously to the age of science. --John Haught, author of Resting on the Future: Catholic Theology for an Unfinished Universe

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John P. Slattery is a senior program associate with the Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion Program of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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