Lens to the Natural World

This book straddles the fertile middle ground between science and religion at a time when the conversation is dominated by extremists on both sides. Taking seriously the modern view of the universe, including the fossil record for the history of life across millions of years, the author considers our relationship to the rest of nature. In addition, the age-old questions concerning meaning, values, and our place within it all are perhaps more pressing than ever before. This work provides a broad engagement with major ideas, including evolution and earth stewardship, while drawing upon a rich heritage of philosophy and literature and doing so in a manner accessible to the general reader.

Ken Olson is a dinosaur hunter who has located numerous specimens including two nine-foot skulls that are among the largest for any land animal ever. A Research Associate in Paleontology for The Museum of the Rockies, Montana State University, Bozeman, he is also an ordained Lutheran pastor, having served congregations for thirty-eight years.