Reason and Wonder

A Copernican Revolution in Science and Spirit

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

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Beskrivning

In this enlightening and provocative exploration, Dave Pruett sets out a revolutionary new understanding of our place in the universe, one that reconciles the rational demands of science with the deeper tugs of spirituality.Defining a moment in human self-awareness four centuries in the making, Reason and Wonder: A Copernican Revolution in Science and Spirit offers a way to move beyond the either/or choice of reason versus intuition—a dichotomy that ultimately leaves either the mind or the heart wanting. In doing so, it seeks to resolve an age-old conflict at the root of much human dysfunction, including today's global ecological crisis.An outgrowth of C. David Pruett's breakthrough undergraduate honors course, "From Black Elk to Black Holes: Shaping Myth for a New Millennium," Reason and Wonder embraces the insights of modern science and the wisdom of spiritual traditions to "re-enchant the universe." The new "myth of meaning" unfolds as the story of three successive "Copernican revolutions"—cosmological, biological, and spiritual—offers an expansive view of human potential as revolutionary as the work of Copernicus, Galilleo, and Darwin.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-05-08
Mått:156 x 235 x 27 mm
Vikt:510 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:424
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780313399190
Utmärkelser:Winner of 2012 Outstanding Academic Title 2013

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Mer om författaren

Dave Pruett, a former NASA researcher, is an award-winning computational scientist and professor of mathematics at James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Recensioner i media

This is a significant major work for the science and religion dialogue. In seventeen concise and well-written chapters the author has summarized the history of the enlightenment which led to the practice of science. The major scientists involved come alive with anecdotes of their personal behaviors and interests. . . . This book is an excellent one for small group discussion. The extensive notes and bibliography encourage further exploration into the science and religion dialogue.

Innehållsförteckning

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I The Copernican Revolution: Cosmology1 The Clockmaker and the Clockwork2 The Music of the Spheres3 The Starry Messenger4 The Star-Crossed Prophet5 The Jewish Saint6 A Wrinkle in Time7 Einstein's Happiest Thought8 Lights All AskewPart II The Second "Copernican" Revolution: Biology9 The Entangled Bank10 The Time BombPart III Lifting the Veil11 Through the Looking Glass12 Parallel UniversesPart IV The Third "Copernican" Revolution: Psychology/Spirituality13 The Arrows of Time14 What Is Life?15 A World Aflame16 The Winds of Change17 Pale ImagesEpilogueNotesBibliographyIndex