A thoughtful and valuable cojitributioii to the best religious literature 



of the day. 



RELIGION AND SCIENCE. 



A Series of Sunday Lectures on the Relation of Natural and Revealed 

 Religion, or the Truths revealed in Nature and Scripture. 



By JOSEPH LE CONTE, 



FJBOFESSOB OF GEOLOGY AND NAT0KAL HISTORY IN THE UHIVEESITY OF CALIFOBSIA. 



l2mo, cloth. Price, $1.50. 



OPINIONS OF THE PMESS. 



" This work is chiefly remarkable as a conscientious effort to reconcile 

 the revelations of Science with those of Scripture, and will be very use- 

 ful to teachers of the different Sunday-schools." — Detroit Union. 



"It will be seen, by this resume of the topics, that Prof. Le Conte 

 grapples with some of the gravest questions which agitate the thinking 

 world. He treats of them all with dignity and fairness, and in a man- 

 ner so clear, persuasive, and eloquent, as to engage the undivided at- 

 tention of the reader. We commend the book cordially to the regard 

 of all who are interested in whatever pertains to the discussion of these 

 grave questions, and especially to those who desire to examine closely 

 the strong foundations on which the Christian faith is reared." — Boston 

 Journal. 



"A reverent student of Nature and religion is the best-qualified man 

 to instruct others in their harmony. The author at first intended his 

 work for a Bible-class, but, as it grew under his hands, it seemed well to 

 give it form in a neat volume. The lectures are from a decidedly re- 

 ligious stand-point, and as such present a new method of treatment." 

 — Philadelphia Age. 



" This volume is made up of lectures delivered to his pupils, and is 

 written with much clearness of thought and unusual clearness of ex- 

 pression, although the author's English is not always above reproach. 

 It is partly a treatise on natural theology and partly a defense of the 

 Bible against the assaults of modern science. In the latter aspect the 

 author's method is an eminently wise one. He accepts whatever sci- 

 ence has proved, and he also accepts the divine origin of the Bible. 

 Where the two seem to conflict he prefers to await the reconciliation,' 

 which is inevitable if both are true, rather than to waste time and words 

 in inventing ingenious and doubtful theories to force them into seeming 

 accord. Both as a theologian and a man of science, Prof. Le Conte's 

 opinions are entitled to respectful attention, and there are few who will 

 not recognize his book as a thoughtful and valuable contribution to the 

 best religious literature of the day." — NrM York World. 



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