A Case of Conscience |
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Author:
| Blish, James |
ISBN: | 978-0-345-43835-5 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2000 |
Publisher: | Random House Worlds
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Imprint: | Del Rey |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $19.00 |
Book Description:
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Winner of the Hugo Award *
The future of Earth will rely upon one man's sense of right and wrong. . . . Father Ruiz-Sanchez is a dedicated man--a priest who is also a scientist, and a scientist who is also a human being. He has found no insoluble conflicts in his beliefs or his ethics . . . until he is sent to Lithia. There he comes upon a race of aliens who are admirable in every way except for their total reliance on cold reason; they are...
More Description Winner of the Hugo Award * The future of Earth will rely upon one man's sense of right and wrong. . . .
Father Ruiz-Sanchez is a dedicated man--a priest who is also a scientist, and a scientist who is also a human being. He has found no insoluble conflicts in his beliefs or his ethics . . . until he is sent to Lithia. There he comes upon a race of aliens who are admirable in every way except for their total reliance on cold reason; they are incapable of faith or belief.
Confronted with a profound scientific riddle and ethical quandary, Father Ruiz-Sanchez soon finds himself torn between the teachings of his faith, the teachings of his science, and the inner promptings of his humanity. There is only one solution: He must accept an ancient and unforgivable heresy--and risk the futures of both worlds . . .