Reinventing the Sacred: A New View of Science, Reason, and Religion

Kauffman, Stuart A.

ISBN 10: 0465003001 / ISBN 13: 9780465003006

Published by Basic Books, 2008

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1st printing of 1st edition, with complete number line. From a private collection. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square. Interior appears free of markings. Bump to bottom outer corner, otherwise shelfwear is very minor and dust jacket looks very nice. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reinventing the Sacred: A New View of Science, Reason, and Religion
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0465003001
• ISBN 13: 9780465003006
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

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? 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 Reinventing the Sacred, 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. 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. Reinventing the Sacred will change the way we all think about the evolution of humanity, the universe, faith, and reason.

About the Author

Stuart A. Kauffman is the founding director of the Institute for Biocomplexity and Informatics and a professor of biological sciences, physics, and astronomy at the University of Calgary. He is Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Pennsylvania, a MacArthur Fellow, and an external professor at the Santa Fe Institute. His books include The Origins of Order and At Home in the Universe: The Search for the Laws of Self-Organization and Complexity. He lives in Calgary, Canada.