The Marriage of Sense and Soul: Integrating Science and Religion

Wilber, Ken

ISBN 10: 0375500545 / ISBN 13: 9780375500541

Published by Random House, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1998

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Stated First Edition With The Number Line Indicating A First Printing. Includes Bibliographical References, Further Reading List And Index. The Book Is Bound Within Boards With Gray Over Black Paper. Silver Lettering On The Spine. Two Pages With Upper Corner Creases. The Unclipped Jacket ($23.00) Has Some Creasing Near The Upper Corner.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Marriage of Sense and Soul: Integrating Science and Religion
• Publisher: Random House, New York, New York, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0375500545
• ISBN 13: 9780375500541
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Sociology / Social Science
  • Science / Mathematics / Technology
  • Theology / Religion / Spirtualism / Bibles

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Synopsis

There is arguably no more critical and pressing topic than the relation of science and religion in the modern world. Science has given us the methods for discovering truth, while religion remains the single greatest force for generating meaning. Yet the two are seen as mutually exclusive, with wrenching consequences for humanity. In The Marriage of Sense and Soul, one of today's most important philosophers brilliantly articulates how we might begin to think about science and religion in ways that allow for their reconciliation and union, on terms that will be acceptable to both camps.
        Ken Wilber is widely acclaimed as the foremost thinker in integrating Western psychology and the Eastern spiritual traditions. His many books have reached across disciplines and synthesized the teachings of religion, psychology, physics, mysticism, sociology, and anthropology, earning him a devoted international following. The Marriage of Sense and Soul is his most accessible work yet, aimed at guiding a general audience to the mutual accord between the spiritual, subjective world of ancient wisdom and the objective, empirical world of modern knowledge.
        Wilber clearly and succinctly explores the schism between science and religion, and the impact of this "philosophical Cold War" on the fate of humanity. He systematically reviews previous attempts at integration, explaining why romantic, idealistic, and postmodern theories failed. And he demonstrates how science is compatible with certain deep features common to all of the world's major religious traditions. In pointing the way to a union between truth and meaning, Ken Wilber has created an elegant and accessible book that is breathtaking in its scope.

About the Author

Ken Wilber's first book, The Spectrum of Con-sciousness, written when he was only twenty-three, was hailed as "the most sensible, comprehensive book about consciousness since William James.  He is the author of more than a dozen books, including Grace and Grit; Sex, Ecology, Spirituality; A Brief History of Everything; and The Eye of Spirit; and his large readership has kept all of his books in print. He lives in Boulder, Colorado.