04321nam 2201045Ia 450 991081108070332120230124191622.01-282-77235-X97866127723510-520-94203-510.1525/9780520942035(CKB)3390000000006986(EBL)837292(OCoLC)773565054(SSID)ssj0000434844(PQKBManifestationID)11311370(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000434844(PQKBWorkID)10404298(PQKB)11388935(MiAaPQ)EBC837292(DE-B1597)519952(OCoLC)670484252(DE-B1597)9780520942035(Au-PeEL)EBL837292(CaPaEBR)ebr10675758(CaONFJC)MIL277235(EXLCZ)99339000000000698620080610d2009 ub 0engurnn#---|u||utxtccrThe constant fire[electronic resource] beyond the science vs. religion debate /Adam FrankBerkeley University of California Pressc20091 online resource (301 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-25412-0 0-520-26586-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-281) and index.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 --IndexEloquent, 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.Religion and scienceHistoryBible and scienceHistoryastrophysics.big bang.climate change.controversial debate.cultural debate.einstein.ethos.evolution.flood myths.giordano bruno.global warming.human spiritual existence.human spirituality.humanity.ireland.microscopes.modern world.multiverse.mythology.mythos.neolithic archaeological site.philosophy.political debate.religion.religious experience.resource depletion.sacred narratives.sacred pursuits.science and religion.science.scientists.spiritual.spirituality.star formation.telescopes.Religion and scienceHistory.Bible and scienceHistory.201/.65Frank Adam1962-1670901MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910811080703321The constant fire4033074UNINA