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A Case of Conscience (Ballantine SF Classic)
A Case of Conscience - Ballantine SF Classic Author:James Blish A well-deserved Hugo award went to this fascinating study of the place of religion in a future star-travelling society. Most of the action takes place on the newly-discovered planet Lithia, a paradise, idyllic, so like an unsettled Earth, yet so different. — The protagonist, Father Ruiz-Sanchez, is both a priest and a biologist. He grows to feel ... more »that Lithia is a trap, a soul-trap, which will result in the damnation of first the exploring party, then the entire human race!« less