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The constant fire : beyond the science vs. religion debate / Adam Frank.
De Gruyter University of California Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Frank, Adam, 1962-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religion and science--History.
- Religion and science.
- Bible and science--History.
- Bible and science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (301 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley : University of California Press, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Eloquent, urgent, and inspiring, The Constant Fire tackles the acrimonious debate between science and religion, taking us beyond its stagnant parameters into the wider domain of human spiritual experience. From a Neolithic archaeological site in Ireland to modern theories of star formation, Adam Frank traverses a wide terrain, broadening our sights and allowing us to imagine an alternative perspective. Drawing from his experience as a practicing astrophysicist and from the writings of the great scholars of religion, philosophy, and mythology, Frank locates the connective tissue linking science and religion-their commonality as sacred pursuits-and finds their shared aspiration in pursuit of "the True and the Real." Taking us from the burning of Giordano Bruno in 1600 to Einstein and on to today's pressing issues of global warming and resource depletion, The Constant Fire shows us how to move beyond this stale debate into a more profound experience of the world as sacred-a world that embraces science without renouncing human spirituality.
- Contents:
- Front matter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue. House of the Rising Sun
- Part I. The Map: Reimagining Science, Myth, and the Sacred
- Part II. The Terrain: Sacred Narratives in Science and Myth
- Part III. A New Path to the Waterfall: Science, Myth, Truth, and the Future
- Epilogue. Fire in the Open Mind
- Notes
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-281) and index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 9786612772351
- 9781282772359
- 128277235X
- 9780520942035
- 0520942035
- OCLC:
- 773565054
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