Brother Guy Consolmagno: God's Mechanics

Recorded Live: Sunday, March 2, 2008, 9:30 am PST

G U E S T :

• Brother Guy Consolmagno,
  scientist and Vatican astronomer

Moderated by : The Very Rev. Alan Jones,
Dean of Grace Cathedral

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About the Program:

With wry humor, Brother Guy Consolmagno shows how he not only believes in God but gives religion an honored place alongside science in his life. His book God's Mechanics: How Scientists and Engineers Make Sense of Religion offers an engaging look at how - and why - scientists and those with technological leanings can hold profound, "unprovable" religious beliefs while working in highly empirical fields.

Vatican astronomer Guy Consolmagno is a Jesuit brother with advanced degrees from MIT and the University of Arizona. A highly respected planetary scientist whose research focuses on meteorites, asteroids, and dwarf planets, Consolmagno is the author or co-author of numerous books and publications, including Brother Astronomer and Turn Left at Orion. He even has an asteroid named in his honor (4597 Consolmagno, known to its friends as "Little Guy"). He has served as chair of the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society and is a past president of Commission 16 (Planets and Moons) of the International Astronomical Union.

Brother Guy will sign books following The Forum. Books Inc. will provide books for sale.