Stars, Cells, and God

The Myth and Legacy of Galileo

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Join biochemist Fazale “Fuz” Rana and Christian apologist Steve Anonsen as they explore the real story of Galileo Galilei, beyond the myth of a lone hero battling the church.

Galileo built on centuries of Christian scholarship devoted to rethinking the solar system, physics, and the broader cosmos. His ardent defense of Copernican heliocentrism and his conflict with the church highlight both the brilliance and the limitations of one of history’s great scientists.

This discussion challenges the common “science vs. faith” narrative, showing Galileo as a complex, gifted figure whose legacy still offers lessons for today.

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

  • Whose Revolution? Copernicus, Brahe & Kepler  
  • Setting Aside All Authority: Giovanni Battista Riccioli and the Science Against Copernicus in the Age of Galileo
  • Deferent and Epicycle
  • Why Didn't Aristarchus’ Theory of Heliocentrism Stick?
  • Simplicity in the Copernican Revolution: Galileo, Descartes, Newton
  • Letter to Madame Christina of Lorraine, Grand Duchess of Tuscany
  • Galileo's Letter to Christina: Some Rhetorical Considerations
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