The Jesuit and the Skull: Teilhard de Chardin, Evolution, and the Search for Peking Man Audiobook

" An interesting story, but I can't help but feel that there's more to the story than the author presents. "

" I enjoyed this book very much. In addition to the fact that it is a great read the Author was very helpful in assisting our office with contact information for several individual that might help our office--in the course of my work we were involved in trying to locate a map of Camp Holcomb in China as one of the last places on earth where the Peking Man's remains were know to be in the protection of the US Marines on the eve of America's entrance into WWII. The story follows the last known events before the disappearance of the fossils. A fascinating story. "

" First half a review of scientific evidence for evolution. A little about Teilhard and Peking man. A lot about Lucile and the censorship by the church of his written musings. "

" If I could give this book another half-star I would... it's the intriguing biography of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, a real French Jesuit priest and scientist who has no problem reconciling his love of God with the theory of evolution, although everyone else in the world seems to have a major problem with it--and seems bent on ruining his life, just because. At times sublime, at times utterly infuriating (especially if you're a dissenting Catholic who is baffled by arguments that global warming and evolution are just a bunch of fakery cooked up by this weird cult called Science). "

" Very educational-I had no idea the role Teilhard played in the Peking Man discovery. "

" Just started this last night and am finding it hard to put down - really fascinating stuff. "

" great book. a man's interesting way of looking at the world as a scientist and a monk. his religious and scientific views enriched one another. unfortunately, he was not appreciated in his time. "

" Fasintating history of science. Thanks Kat for lending me this book. "

" I thought this was a very well written book that nearly everyone could understand "

" awesome book. i want to read more about teilhard now. a very fascinating man and an amazing story. "

" If you are at all interested in the the fossil history of hominids or the conflict between science and religion, this is a must read! "

" A textbook on Anthropology disguised as a biography. "

" How a Jesuit priest followed his heart in search of early man and kept his faith. Wonderful book. "

" about Teilhard de Chardin, the discovery of the Peking Man and how the Catholic Church tried to make him renounce his discovery. "

" Incredibly interesting subject matter, not incredibly well written. "

" An interesting though biased look at prehistoric cave art. The author does a brief overview of theories of what cave art represents while hawking his own favorite theory that the art is all about the duality of sexes. "