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Book SynopsisDrawing from the author's experience as a practicing astrophysicist and from the writings of the scholars of religion, philosophy, and mythology, this title 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'.
Trade Review"An elegant reimagining of the relationship between science and spirituality... Challenges the assumption that science and religion are implacable foes." Chronicle Of Higher Education "The most striking aspect ... is the passion that Adam Frank displays in writing about his experience as a scientist." Times Higher Education "Frank's book is most interesting; it is an easy read." -- John W. Burgeson Perspectives On Science And Christian Faith: Journal Of The American Scientific Affiliation Light years beyond the stale standoff between uninspired scientific materialism and unscientific intelligent design. " (STARRED REVIEW) Publishers Weekly
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Prologue: House of the Rising Sun PART I. THE MAP: REIMAGINING SCIENCE, MYTH, AND THE SACRED Chapter 1. The Roots of Conflict: Science and Religion before Divorce Chapter 2. The Conflict We Know: Religion, Science, and the Modern World Chapter 3. Science and the Sacred: Telescopes, Microscopes, and Hierophanies Chapter 4. Not the God You Pray To: The Varieties of Scientists' Religious Experience Chapter 5. Science, Myth, and Sacred Narratives: The Universe as Story PART II. THE TERRAIN: SACRED NARRATIVES IN SCIENCE AND MYTH Chapter 6. The Origin of Everything: Big Bangs, the Multiverse, and the Parade of Ants Chapter 7. The Deluge This Time: Climate Change and Flood Myths PART III. A NEW PATH TO THE WATERFALL: SCIENCE, MYTH, TRUTH, AND THE FUTURE Chapter 8. Music of the Spheres: Truth, Myth, and Science Chapter 9. A Need Born of Fire: Mythos, Ethos, and Humanity's Most Dangerous Century Epilogue: Fire in the Open Mind Notes
