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The constant fire [[electronic resource] ] : beyond the science vs. religion debate / / Adam Frank



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Autore: Frank Adam <1962-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: The constant fire [[electronic resource] ] : beyond the science vs. religion debate / / Adam Frank Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (301 p.)
Disciplina: 201/.65
Soggetto topico: Religion and science - History
Bible and science - History
Soggetto non controllato: astrophysics
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
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-281) and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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
Sommario/riassunto: 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.
Titolo autorizzato: The constant fire  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-77235-X
9786612772351
0-520-94203-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910788999903321
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