@article{929974,
      author = {Boccaletti, D.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/929974},
      title = {The waters above the firmament : an exemplary case of  faith-reason conflict /},
      publisher = {Springer,},
      abstract = {This book addresses an emblematic case of a potential  faith-reason, or faith-science, conflict that never arose,  even though the biblical passage in question runs counter  to simple common sense. Within the context of Western  culture, when one speaks of a faith-science conflict one is  referring to cases in which a scientific theory or the  results of empirical research call into question what the  Bible states on the same subject. Well-known examples  include the Copernican theory of planetary motion and the  Darwinian theory of evolution. The passage considered in  this book, concerning the "waters above the firmament" in  the description of the creation in the first book of  Genesis, represents a uniquely enlightening case. The  author traces the interpretations of this passage from the  early centuries of the Christian era to the late  Renaissance, and discusses them within their historical  context. In the process, he also clarifies the underlying  cosmogonic model. Throughout this period, only exegetes  belonging to various religious orders discussed the  passages meaning. The fact that it was never debated within  the lay culture explains its non-emergence as a  faith-reason conflict. A fascinating and highly accessible  work, this book will appeal to a broad readership.},
      recid = {929974},
      pages = {1 online resource (128 pages)},
      address = {Cham :},
      year = {2020},
}