The Varieties of Scientific Experience - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Varieties of Scientific Experience write by Carl Sagan. This book was released on 2006-11-02. The Varieties of Scientific Experience available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. “Ann Druyan has unearthed a treasure. It is a treasure of reason, compassion, and scientific awe. It should be the next book you read.” —Sam Harris, author of The End of Faith “A stunningly valuable legacy left to all of us by a great human being. I miss him so.” —Kurt Vonnegut Carl Sagan's prophetic vision of the tragic resurgence of fundamentalism and the hope-filled potential of the next great development in human spirituality The late great astronomer and astrophysicist describes his personal search to understand the nature of the sacred in the vastness of the cosmos. Exhibiting a breadth of intellect nothing short of astounding, Sagan presents his views on a wide range of topics, including the likelihood of intelligent life on other planets, creationism and so-called intelligent design, and a new concept of science as "informed worship." Originally presented at the centennial celebration of the famous Gifford Lectures in Scotland in 1985 but never published, this book offers a unique encounter with one of the most remarkable minds of the twentieth century.
Science and Religion Around the World
Science and Religion Around the World - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Science and Religion Around the World write by John Hedley Brooke. This book was released on 2011-01-11. Science and Religion Around the World available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The past quarter-century has seen an explosion of interest in the history of science and religion. But all too often the scholars writing it have focused their attention almost exclusively on the Christian experience, with only passing reference to other traditions of both science and faith. At a time when religious ignorance and misunderstanding have lethal consequences, such provincialism must be avoided and, in this pioneering effort to explore the historical relations of what we now call "science" and "religion," the authors go beyond the Abrahamic traditions to examine the way nature has been understood and manipulated in regions as diverse as ancient China, India, and sub-Saharan Africa. Science and Religion around the World also provides authoritative discussions of science in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam -- as well as an exploration of the relationship between science and the loss of religious beliefs. The narratives included in this book demonstrate the value of plural perspectives and of the importance of location for the construction and perception of science-religion relations.
Art, Science, Religion, Spirituality
Art, Science, Religion, Spirituality - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Art, Science, Religion, Spirituality write by David V White. This book was released on 2015-05-02. Art, Science, Religion, Spirituality available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Retiring at the age of 35 gives one time to reflect on what is truly important. After successful ventures in business, politics, and education, I devoted several years to study, travel, and spiritual practice. Meaningful experiences came and insights arose. Further insights emerged through interactions with participants in seminars and workshops given over the last twenty years. One insight is this: We tend to compartmentalize our lives, thinking separately about relationships, finances, health concerns, spiritual matters, career, sex, values, passions, goals, political views, group identities, finding pleasure, aesthetic interests, and on and on. At the living edge, however, where life happens, all these currents mingle and merge. To find meaning and live a fulfilling life requires that we discover how these separate currents can be prioritized and harmoniously integrated. The core motivations we humans have felt through the centuries have not changed much. The challenge is, as it has always been, to discover and put into practice wise responses to these motivations. In ancient Greece, the quest for this wisdom was exemplified by the admonition of Socrates: "Know Thyself." Two thousand years later mathematician, physicist, and philosopher Blaise Pascal said, "It is an extraordinary blindness to live without investigating what we are." Continuing this theme in the 20th century, the humorist James Thurber advised, "All human beings should try to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why." Four of the most valuable trails through the wilderness of life's confusion are: (1) Engagement with science; (2) Creating and experiencing art; (3) Following a religious tradition; and (4) Undertaking a spiritual journey. Although different on the surface, these four are not so different underneath. As Albert Einstein succinctly put it: "All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree." This book explores these four branches of the tree of life: art, science, religion, and spirituality. Join me in an exploration of the commonalities between them and the guidance they each provide for a fulfilling and meaningful life.
Truth and Tension in Science and Religion
Truth and Tension in Science and Religion - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Truth and Tension in Science and Religion write by Varadaraja V. Raman. This book was released on 2009. Truth and Tension in Science and Religion available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "An examination of the frameworks of science and religion that provides a multi-cultural view of how they affect our perception of the truth"--Provided by publisher.
Religion and Science: The Basics
Religion and Science: The Basics - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Religion and Science: The Basics write by Philip Clayton. This book was released on 2013-03. Religion and Science: The Basics available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Intelligent Design vs. the New Atheists.
