A case of Conscience & The seedling stars by James Blish 1972 Arrow books

Description: A case of Conscience & The seedling stars by James Blish 1972 Arrow books Condition: Creasing to the spinesCreasing to the front and rear covers"29" written on the front of "Case of conscience" A name written on the inner front cover Staining to the pages A case of ConscienceFather 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 . . . The seedling starsThe Seedling Stars is a collection of science fiction short stories by James Blish. It was first published by Gnome Press in 1957 in an edition of 5000 copies. The stories all concern adapting humans to alien environments. The stories all originally appeared in the magazine Fantasy & Science Fiction, If, Super Science Stories & Galaxy Science Fiction.Contents:"Seeding Program""The Thing in the Attic""Surface Tension""Watershed"

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