The Sacred Depths of Nature
Author: Ursula Goodenough Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA Keywords: Biology ISBN: 0195136292
Book description Ursula Goodenough is an internationally recognized cell biologist; she is also an accomplished amateur theologian-an unusual combination of interests in a time when science and religion are widely divided. In The Sacred Depths of Nature, she proposes what she calls a "planetary ethic" drawing on the lessons of both science and metaphysics, celebrating some of the mysteries that are central to both: "the mystery of why there is anything at all, rather than nothing, " for one, and "the mystery of why the universe seems so strange, " for another. Exploring scientifically based narratives about the creation of the universe and the origins of life, Goodenough forges a kind of religious naturalism…
Book review: There is wonder aplenty in nature and science "But there must be something more" is a common refrain among those who believe that science robs the world of its meaning; those who cannot countenance that we are ultimately elaborate biochemical… It is refreshing to find a brilliant scientist who is willing to turn nature into poetry and spirituality. It shouldn't matter if you are an atheist or a deist, the description of the common bonds we… |
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