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Show 177 In addition to his many fireside talks on science, Eyring was very willing to provide articles on that subject for various Church publica- tions. Most of these articles appear in The Improvement Era and The Instructor.46 The first attempt to bring together his point of view came in l958, when Paul R. Green compiled the writings and talks of seven prominent Mormon scientists, including Eyring. Green's compilation, Science and Your Faith in God, contained five of Eyring's early arti- 47 cles. In the mid-l960's, a good friend, Dr. Francis w. Kirkham, ap- proached Eyring about the possibility of collecting as many of his writings on science and religion as he could find and then publishing them in a single volume. The collection was assembled and in the spring of 1967, The Faith of a Scientist appeared. The book contained twenty- seven articles on science and religion and two short, previously published biographical sketches. It went through two printings and left the Church with a single source for his philosophy on this important subject.48 Church authorities were so impressed with the collection that they asked if they could reproduce a portion of the book in paperback form and distribute it throughout the Church. Nine of the best of Eyring's writings were selected, and during the two years, T969 and 1970, one hundred forty-six thousand copies of the small paperback-were distributed principally to the youth of the Church.49 The sound, consistent judg- ment of Eyring had prevailed and now his views on science and religion were being promulgated throughout Mormonism. Eyring had won the faith and trust of his Church as few people have. Because of the book and his many contacts with people, he received numerous letters thanking him for expressing his views so clearly and in |
