Why Columbus Did Not Prove the Earth is Round

HYBRID: The "Church & Society (http://www.saintphilip.net/Church_andSociety.html)" speaker series at St. Philip Presbyterian Church in the Galleria area will Bruce Yeager, an author and longtime educator on the topic of the relationship of science and religion, in a talk titled "Why Columbus Did Not Prove the Earth is Round."

Description: "Today, each Columbus Day is shadowed with regrets about how European colonizers mistreated native Americans (some people today even celebrating “Indigenous Peoples’ Day”) Historians have been seeking to set that history aright. Nevertheless, one myth remains persistent. Namely, the myth that Columbus was trying to disprove a medieval belief that the Earth was flat. Debunking that myth can tell us much about the relations between science and religion not only in the past but also today."

Bruce Yaeger has been a teacher and lecturer at diverse churches for over thirty-five years. He is the author of two books: Wrestling Brothers: Rethinking Religion-Science Relationships, and Spirited Bodies Beneath the Stars: Science & Spirituality Together.

The class will take place in , Room 201 of the church's Education Building.

The class will also be presented over Zoom at this link: Church & Society Zoom Link

Top image; Nicolaus Germanus's 1467 Latin world map according to Ptolemy's 2nd projection (via Wikipedia)