The Galileo Case Revisited— A Special Osher Members-Only Event February 1, 2011

Was Galileo the victim of a dogmatic Catholic Church? Prevailing thought is that Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was unjustly persecuted by the Roman Catholic Church and Inquisition. In 1992, the edict of Inquisition against Galileo was lifted. Does the trial of Galileo in 1633 and the events leading up to the trial need to be revisited? What are the principle questions when evaluating conflict between religion and science and have they altered in the past 400 years? This lecture will be held in the UNM Continuing Education north building in rooms B&C from 1:00-3:00pm on Tuesday, February 1, 2011. UNM Continuing Education is located at 1634 University Blvd. NE in Albuquerque, NM. For more information visit http://dce.unm.edu/osher.htm or call Maralie W. BeLonge at 505-277-6179.

Howard Romanek was a history and urban studies teacher for most of his career at the Glenbrook High Schools in Illinois. While there, he helped to create the first four year international studies program in Illinois, the Glenbrook Academy of International Studies. Since retiring in 2003, he has been a substitute teacher, guest lecturer and volunteer basketball coach at Glenbrook South High School. From 2005 - 2010, he was a member of the history department at Illinois State University. He is now looking forward to spending more time in New Mexico.

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