false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171860446m/123673.jpg 123673 12 Father 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... 743090 book 1958 A Case of Conscience total:212|5:2|4:6|3:3|2:2|1:1| 212 731 333 35 1 6 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Dec 30 13:46:47 -0800 2007 Fri Apr 11 18:32:48 -0700 2008 ...more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Nov 17 15:27:16 -0800 2007 Sat Nov 17 15:40:21 -0800 2007
A four man team visits the planet Lithia to determine if the planet can be useful to earth, or if the native Lithians are sufficiently advanced to be recognized as 'people'. The Lithians are reptiles, but more of that.

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The book it split into roughly two parts: in the first, we learn that four humans have been investigating a planet and are attempting to decide how to describe it in t...more...]]> 4 0 false true Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 00:58:49 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 14:23:32 -0700 2009
Briefly the book is about a team o...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue May 05 22:40:42 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 22:47:11 -0700 2009
It's the kind of book you want desperately to talk about but can't because you don't want to spoil what happens. I lent it to my mother and waited for her to finish each chapter and finishing part 1 when...

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In this terrific short novel of ideas, Peruvian Jesuit biologist Ramon Ruiz- Sanchez joins an expedition to the planet Lithia. There he comes upon 12 foot...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 06:25:16 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 06:33:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jun 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 04:50:57 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 04:56:56 -0700 2009
I still give this book 3 stars because the principle, the idea, the theme and ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jun 12 20:32:21 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 04:43:10 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 20:32:21 -0700 2009
Don't read further if you want to read the book.

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Ok, a quick skim of the blurb here at GoodReads has me fa...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1973 Thu Nov 27 10:37:04 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 27 10:55:53 -0800 2008 2 Wonderfully loopy idea, poor execution. Better hope no one ever films it, the result would almost certainly be embarrassing in the extreme.]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=123673