02749nam 22006374a 450 991045539220332120200520144314.01-4696-0559-70-8078-8990-3(CKB)1000000000787205(EBL)454812(OCoLC)435639514(SSID)ssj0000778151(PQKBManifestationID)12308244(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000778151(PQKBWorkID)10764084(PQKB)10104572(SSID)ssj0000273658(PQKBManifestationID)11221507(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000273658(PQKBWorkID)10323191(PQKB)11038818(StDuBDS)EDZ0000245925(MiAaPQ)EBC454812(MdBmJHUP)muse23385(Au-PeEL)EBL454812(CaPaEBR)ebr10313958(CaONFJC)MIL929408(EXLCZ)99100000000078720520050610d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWonder[electronic resource] from emotion to spirituality /Robert C. FullerChapel Hill University of North Carolina Pressc20061 online resource (201 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8078-5961-3 0-8078-2995-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-184) and index.Emotion and evolution -- A life shaped by wonder : John Muir -- Adaptation and humanity's appetite for wonder -- A life shaped by wonder : William James -- Wonder and psychological development -- A life shaped by wonder : Rachel Carson -- Experience and personal transformation -- Wonder, emotion, and the religious sensibility.The attempt to identify the emotional sources of religion goes back to antiquity. In an exploration that bridges science and spirituality, Robert C. Fuller makes the convincing case that a sense of wonder is a principal source of humanity's belief in the existence of an unseen order of life. Like no other emotion, Fuller argues, wonder prompts us to pause, admire, and open our hearts and minds.With a voice that seamlessly blends the scientific and the contemplative, Fuller defines wonder in keeping with the tradition of Socrates--as an emotion related to curiosity and awe that stimulatWonderElectronic books.Wonder.204/.2Fuller Robert C.1952-860401MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455392203321Wonder2455182UNINA