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"""""There is science and there is religion and never the twain shall meet."""" Is that to be the fate of these two disciplines? Having one foot in the religious world and the other in the scientific can be as precarious as attempting to remain astride two logs in a river. In this sequel to A User's Guide to Our Present World: What Everyone Should Know about Religion and Science, complexions of what religion and science look like today are investigated. It discuses topics from Jesus and family values, evangelists who arrive at your door, discrimination and racism, and the dark side for religion, to delicate balances impacting us and the world, climate change, the pandemic, and how ancient structures like Stonehenge and the pyramids could have been built for science. The study then turns to theological implications of scientific theories, including relativity and quantum. Sure to ruffle the feathers of some from both sides, the examination focuses on how scientific paradigms fail to cohere with traditional theological doctrines and presents the potentially uncomfortable view that scientific revolutions might warrant a corresponding revolution for theology itself."

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"""Gruning continues his delightfully playful celebration of liberation from dated orthodoxies that have constrained his active mind not only in religion but also in science. He confronts inconsistencies in Scripture, showing how biblical literalism leaves one tied in knots. He is even-handed, challenging the tendency of science to avoid areas of research which do not 'sound scientific.' Truly a better way to live in the present world."" --David Reid, retired clergyperson, United Church of Canada ""If you have questions about how to reconcile your faith with modern science, Herb Gruning is here to provide some valuable insight. Thoughtful, erudite, droll, and always open-minded, Gruning draws upon knowledge from both the ecclesiastical and scientific worlds, helping the modern wayfarer navigate the troubled waters of modern times. Highly recommended for deep thinkers everywhere."" --Rebecca Wong, herbalist and small business owner ""In his inimitable style, Herb Gruning visits the land shared by science and religion. Like a witty dinner companion, he tells stories from the past, cracks sly jokes, and explores topics as profound as quantum mechanics and as puzzling as the construction of Stonehenge. The vessel that contains them all is his religious vision of our place in the cosmos."" --Andrew Fullerton, minister, Presbyterian Church in Canada ""Reading A User's Guide--The Sequel is like having a conversation with the author in person. Gruning's combination of wit and scholastic achievements presents the ongoing battle between religion and science in such a way that anyone of any faith can easily have an open conversation and a lively debate. I look forward to the sequel of this sequel."" --Althea Branton, founder, Transpose"

Gruning continues his delightfully playful celebration of liberation from dated orthodoxies that have constrained his active mind not only in religion but also in science. He confronts inconsistencies in Scripture, showing how biblical literalism leaves one tied in knots. He is even-handed, challenging the tendency of science to avoid areas of research which do not 'sound scientific.' Truly a better way to live in the present world. --David Reid, retired clergyperson, United Church of Canada If you have questions about how to reconcile your faith with modern science, Herb Gruning is here to provide some valuable insight. Thoughtful, erudite, droll, and always open-minded, Gruning draws upon knowledge from both the ecclesiastical and scientific worlds, helping the modern wayfarer navigate the troubled waters of modern times. Highly recommended for deep thinkers everywhere. --Rebecca Wong, herbalist and small business owner In his inimitable style, Herb Gruning visits the land shared by science and religion. Like a witty dinner companion, he tells stories from the past, cracks sly jokes, and explores topics as profound as quantum mechanics and as puzzling as the construction of Stonehenge. The vessel that contains them all is his religious vision of our place in the cosmos. --Andrew Fullerton, minister, Presbyterian Church in Canada Reading A User's Guide--The Sequel is like having a conversation with the author in person. Gruning's combination of wit and scholastic achievements presents the ongoing battle between religion and science in such a way that anyone of any faith can easily have an open conversation and a lively debate. I look forward to the sequel of this sequel. --Althea Branton, founder, Transpose

Gruning continues his delightfully playful celebration of liberation from dated orthodoxies that have constrained his active mind not only in religion but also in science. He confronts inconsistencies in Scripture, showing how biblical literalism leaves one tied in knots. He is even-handed, challenging the tendency of science to avoid areas of research which do not 'sound scientific.' Truly a better way to live in the present world. --David Reid, retired clergyperson, United Church of Canada If you have questions about how to reconcile your faith with modern science, Herb Gruning is here to provide some valuable insight. Thoughtful, erudite, droll, and always open-minded, Gruning draws upon knowledge from both the ecclesiastical and scientific worlds, helping the modern wayfarer navigate the troubled waters of modern times. Highly recommended for deep thinkers everywhere. --Rebecca Wong, herbalist and small business owner In his inimitable style, Herb Gruning visits the land shared by science and religion. Like a witty dinner companion, he tells stories from the past, cracks sly jokes, and explores topics as profound as quantum mechanics and as puzzling as the construction of Stonehenge. The vessel that contains them all is his religious vision of our place in the cosmos. --Andrew Fullerton, minister, Presbyterian Church in Canada Reading A User's Guide--The Sequel is like having a conversation with the author in person. Gruning's combination of wit and scholastic achievements presents the ongoing battle between religion and science in such a way that anyone of any faith can easily have an open conversation and a lively debate. I look forward to the sequel of this sequel. --Althea Branton, founder, Transpose Gruning continues his delightfully playful celebration of liberation from dated orthodoxies that have constrained his active mind not only in religion but also in science. He confronts inconsistencies in Scripture, showing how biblical literalism leaves one tied in knots. He is even-handed, challenging the tendency of science to avoid areas of research which do not 'sound scientific.' Truly a better way to live in the present world. --David Reid, retired clergyperson, United Church of Canada If you have questions about how to reconcile your faith with modern science, Herb Gruning is here to provide some valuable insight. Thoughtful, erudite, droll, and always open-minded, Gruning draws upon knowledge from both the ecclesiastical and scientific worlds, helping the modern wayfarer navigate the troubled waters of modern times. Highly recommended for deep thinkers everywhere. --Rebecca Wong, herbalist and small business owner In his inimitable style, Herb Gruning visits the land shared by science and religion. Like a witty dinner companion, he tells stories from the past, cracks sly jokes, and explores topics as profound as quantum mechanics and as puzzling as the construction of Stonehenge. The vessel that contains them all is his religious vision of our place in the cosmos. --Andrew Fullerton, minister, Presbyterian Church in Canada Reading A User's Guide--The Sequel is like having a conversation with the author in person. Gruning's combination of wit and scholastic achievements presents the ongoing battle between religion and science in such a way that anyone of any faith can easily have an open conversation and a lively debate. I look forward to the sequel of this sequel. --Althea Branton, founder, Transpose

Gruning continues his delightfully playful celebration of liberation from dated orthodoxies that have constrained his active mind not only in religion but also in science. He confronts inconsistencies in Scripture, showing how biblical literalism leaves one tied in knots. He is even-handed, challenging the tendency of science to avoid areas of research which do not 'sound scientific.' Truly a better way to live in the present world. --David Reid, retired clergyperson, United Church of Canada If you have questions about how to reconcile your faith with modern science, Herb Gruning is here to provide some valuable insight. Thoughtful, erudite, droll, and always open-minded, Gruning draws upon knowledge from both the ecclesiastical and scientific worlds, helping the modern wayfarer navigate the troubled waters of modern times. Highly recommended for deep thinkers everywhere. --Rebecca Wong, herbalist and small business owner In his inimitable style, Herb Gruning visits the land shared by science and religion. Like a witty dinner companion, he tells stories from the past, cracks sly jokes, and explores topics as profound as quantum mechanics and as puzzling as the construction of Stonehenge. The vessel that contains them all is his religious vision of our place in the cosmos. --Andrew Fullerton, minister, Presbyterian Church in Canada Reading A User's Guide--The Sequel is like having a conversation with the author in person. Gruning's combination of wit and scholastic achievements presents the ongoing battle between religion and science in such a way that anyone of any faith can easily have an open conversation and a lively debate. I look forward to the sequel of this sequel. --Althea Branton, founder, Transpose

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Herb Gruning is the author of five other books and teaches theological ethics at the seminary section of Huron University College, part of Western University in London, Ontario, Canada. He has taught courses in religion and science, models of divinity, and human nature, among other topics, on both sides of the US-Canada border. He lives in London with his wife, and they are both perilously nearing retirement.

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