Neville Brown brings a distinctive voice and a lifetime's reflection to the discussion of both science and spirituality. He provides an engaging compendium of information on human evolution, emphasizing the critical role astronomy has played in redefining human self-perception. Eastern as well as Western cultures fall within his purview and he provides the grounds for welcoming the spiritual experimentation taking place within and across different religious traditions. This is a book for all who share his concern that in a shrinking world the choice between fanaticism and conciliation is becoming ever starker.
John Hedley Brooke, Andreas Idreos professor of science and religion, University of Oxford Professor Neville Brown has written a magisterial book on current relationships and debates involving astronomy, philosophy, and theology. His work on this broad and daunting topic is a highly creative and accessible analysis by a writer with unusual interdisciplinary strengths. Political, religious, and civic leaders
world-wide
would do well to heed this book's message.
Milton C. Cummings, Jr., professor emeritus of political science, Johns Hopkins University This is an unusual book which ranges across astronomy, philosophy, and faith as the subtitle promises. It embraces a study of the value systems and concepts which have come from major religions and other structure of belief. Ultimately Professor Brown seems to be fundamentally concerned with what human beings are and the meaning of human consciousness. . . . Well worth the effort for a wide range of readers, philosophers, scientists, and non-specialists.
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