Here is an unprecedented collection of twenty freewheeling and
revealing interviews with major players in the ongoing--and
increasingly heated--debate about the relationship between religion
and science. These lively conversations cover the most important
and interesting topics imaginable: the Big Bang, the origins of
life, the nature of consciousness, the foundations of religion, the
meaning of God, and much more.
In Atoms and Eden, Peabody Award-winning journalist Steve Paulson
explores these topics with some of the most prominent public
intellectuals of our time, including Richard Dawkins, Karen
Armstrong, E. O. Wilson, Sam Harris, Elaine Pagels, Francis
Collins, Daniel Dennett, Jane Goodall, Paul Davies, and Steven
Weinberg. The interviewees include Christians, Buddhists, Jews, and
Muslims, as well as agnostics, atheists, and other scholars who
hold perspectives that are hard to categorize. Paulson's interviews
sweep across a broad range of scientific disciplines--evolutionary
biology, quantum physics, cosmology, and neuroscience--and also
explore key issues in theology, religious history, and what William
James called ''the varieties of religious experience.''
Collectively, these engaging dialogues cover the major issues that
have often pitted science against religion--from the origins of the
universe to debates about God, Darwin, the nature of reality, and
the limits of human reason. These are complex, intellectually rich
discussions, presented in an accessible and engaging manner. Most
of these interviews were originally published as individual cover
stories for Salon.com, where they generated a huge reader response.
Public Radio's "To the Best of Our Knowledge" will present a major
companion series on related topics this fall.
A feast of ideas and competing perspectives, this volume will
appeal to scientists, spiritual seekers, and the intellectually
curious.
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