false 2029664 1 A compelling and sweeping argument that complexity theory can build a bridge between science and religion. <P> Consider the woven integrated complexity of a living cell after 3.8 billion years of evolution. Is it more awe-inspiring to suppose that a transcendent God fashioned the cell, or to consider that the living organism was created by the evolving biosphere? <P> As the eminent complexity theorist Stuart Kauffman explains in this ambitious and groundbreaking new book, people who do not believe in God have largely lost their sense of the sacred and the deep human legitimacy of our inherited spirituality. For those who believe in a Creator God, no science will ever disprove that belief. In <I>Reinventing the Sacred</I>, Kauffman argues that the science of complexity provides a way to move beyond reductionist science to something new: a unified culture where we see God in the creativity of the universe, biosphere, and humanity. <P> Kauffman explains that the ceaseless natural creativity of the world can be a profound source of meaning, wonder, and further grounding of our place in the universe. His theory carries with it a new ethic for an emerging civilization and a reinterpretation of the divine. He asserts that we are impelled by the imperative of life itself to live with faith and courage--and the fact that we do so is indeed sublime. <I>Reinventing the Sacred</I> will change the way we all think about the evolution of humanity, the universe, faith, and reason. 2034298 5 5 2008 Reinventing the Sacred total:34|5:4|4:12|3:12|2:5|1:1| 34 115 126 16 2 1 false false Mon Oct 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 10 15:03:44 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 18 23:58:24 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jul 08 06:24:13 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 06:29:55 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sat Sep 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 17:58:38 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 20:50:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 1 false false Tue Oct 21 10:54:27 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 21 10:56:13 -0700 2008 Is it more awe-inspiring to suppose that a transcendent God fashioned the cell, or to consider that the living organism was created by the evolving biosphere?

Amen, Stuart, amen! (I've never understood why the "natural" awe wasn't enough for believers. Why do we need to assign a...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 24 08:00:41 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 24 08:05:04 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Sep 22 12:37:15 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 09 06:07:34 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 22 12:37:15 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 22 19:08:09 -0800 2009 Sun Oct 26 00:49:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jan 22 19:08:09 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 10 16:32:33 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 11 22:34:33 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 20 21:45:25 -0700 2008 Sun May 11 17:09:49 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 21:45:25 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 17:23:36 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 17:23:45 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Sep 08 09:31:35 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 21:17:37 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Aug 26 21:52:17 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 26 21:55:53 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Thu Oct 16 18:53:47 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 16 18:54:51 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Jul 29 18:26:03 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 06:28:01 -0700 2008 www.skeptic.com is a great resource. Go to www.sciam.com for his monthly "Skeptic" column. Can't wait to read this one of Kauffman's.

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