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Book SynopsisAn anthology of writings by twenty-one scientists, from the dawn of the Scientific Revolution to the frontiers of science, about their faith, their views about God, and the place religion holds - or doesn't - in their lives in light of their commitment to science.
Trade Review"[T]his is one classroom anthology that will hold wider appeal to general readers... [F]rankenberry's new collection is very different and broader in scope."--Library Journal "The Faith of Scientists, a stout anthology of primary sources compiled by Dartmouth religion professor Nancy Frankenberry ... makes clear the rich variety of religious experience of scientists from Galileo and Darwin through Rachel Carson and Stephen Hawking."--Amy E. Schwartz, Washington Post Book World "[A] valuable collection of source materials for your own quest for knowledge. Equally rewarding is Frankenberry's juxtaposition of scientists with differing views."--Christopher Fenoglio, National Catholic Reporter "I suggest reading Nancy Frankenberry's anthology of writings by 21 notable scientists from the 16th century to the present. The selections center on faith, their views about God and the place religion holds--or does not hold--in their lives in light of their commitment to science. Drawn from their own words in many primary sources, the essays show a spectrum of views from many areas of scientific inquiry."--Mark M. Wilkins, St. Anthony Messenger "The Faith of Scientists presents a series of excerpts from researchers' own writings on the subject, accompanied by short biographical sketches from editor Nancy Frankenberry, a religion scholar at Dartmouth College in the US. The resulting collection spans the period from Galileo Galilei to Stephen Hawking and encompasses both devout believers like Freeman Dyson and ardent atheists like Richard Dawkins."--Physics World "This is the first book to bring together so many world-renowned figures of Western science and present them in their own words, offering an intimate window into their private and public reflections on science and faith."--Spartacus Educational Review "This book raises important issues... I would recommend this book for the explorer in all of us-whether we think we've found what we're looking for, or are still searching."--Patrick Chan, CASE Magazine "As an introductory text that offers a fair and accurate treatment of the roles and non-roles of faith for important scientists, one would be hard pressed to do better."--Jason Robinson, European Legacy
Table of ContentsIntroduction vii Acknowledgments xvii PART ONE: Founders of Modern Science 1 Chapter 1: Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) 3 Chapter 2: Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) 34 Chapter 3: Francis Bacon (1561-1626) 59 Chapter 4: Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) 79 Chapter 5: Isaac Newton (1643-1727) 102 Chapter 6: Charles Darwin (1809-1882) 122 Chapter 7: Albert Einstein (1879-1955) 143 Chapter 8: Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947) 177 PART TWO: Scientists of Our Time Chapter 9: Rachel Carson (1907-1964) 197 Chapter 10: Carl Sagan (1934-1996) 222 Chapter 11: Stephen Jay Gould (1941-2002) 249 Chapter 12: Richard Dawkins (1941-) 268 Chapter 13: Jane Goodall (1934-) 296 Chapter 14: Steven Weinberg (1933-) 317 Chapter 15: John Polkinghorne (1930-) 340 Chapter 16: Freeman Dyson (1923-) 365 Chapter 17: Stephen Hawking (1942-) 392 Chapter 18: Paul Davies (1946-) 412 Chapter 19: Edward O. Wilson (1929-) 437 Chapter 20: Stuart A. Kauffman (1939-) 452 Chapter 21: Ursula Goodenough (1944-) 475 Permission Acknowledgments 505 Index 513
