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When Copernicus, Galileo, and Kepler -- all deeply religious -- dislodged the earth from the center of the universe, science and religion separated. Darwin's theory of evolution brought outright divorce. But now, as Pruett writes, a third scientific revolution promises the reconciliation of reason and intuition by bringing a new dimension of spirituality to our scientific understanding of the cosmos -- and to the unique place of humans in it. Reason and Wonder embraces the insights of modern science and the wisdom of spiritual traditions to ""re-enchant the universe"" and to provide a new ""myth of meaning"" appropriate to the current era. The new myth, which unfolds through the stories of three successive ""Copernican revolutions"" -- cosmological, biological, and spiritual -- offers both an expansive view of human potential and hope for a future currently in grave jeopardy.

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... Pruett's masterly account offers a breathtaking, awe-inspiring insight into the complex history of modern science with its successive revolutions in our understanding of space, time, matter, energy, and now spirit. ... A truly dazzling achievement. Following this intriguing tale opens up a vision of true audacity and grandeur that will change your thinking forever. -- Ursula King, world-renowned religion scholar. This is a significant major work for the science and religion dialogue. In seventeen concise and well-written chapters the author has summarized the history of the enlightenment which led to the practice of science. The major scientists involved come alive with anecdotes of their personal behaviors and interests. -- WesleyNexus Winner of an American Library Association CHOICE Award (January 2013). The story of the wonder of science has been narrated in a hundred different ways. This book does the job in a fascinating, original way. Reason and Wonder is faithful to the facts of science and mindful of its spirit. But it goes beyond the who did what when mode of telling the story ... The author presents every topic that he touches, whether black holes and the big bang or evolution and entropy, with deep understanding and insights. Everyone engaged in science, as well as other intelligent audiences, should read this eye-opening, thought-provoking book. SUMMARY: Highly recommended. Academic, professional, and general readers, all levels. -- Reprinted with permission from CHOICE http: //www.cro3.org, copyright by the American Library Association.

.. . Pruett's masterly account offers a breathtaking, awe-inspiring insight into the complex history of modern science with its successive revolutions in our understanding of space, time, matter, energy, and now spirit. ... A truly dazzling achievement. Following this intriguing tale opens up a vision of true audacity and grandeur that will change your thinking forever. -- Ursula King, world-renowned religion scholar. This is a significant major work for the science and religion dialogue. In seventeen concise and well-written chapters the author has summarized the history of the enlightenment which led to the practice of science. The major scientists involved come alive with anecdotes of their personal behaviors and interests. -- WesleyNexus Winner of an American Library Association CHOICE Award (January 2013). The story of the wonder of science has been narrated in a hundred different ways. This book does the job in a fascinating, original way. Reason and Wonder is faithful to the facts of science and mindful of its spirit. But it goes beyond the who did what when mode of telling the story ... The author presents every topic that he touches, whether black holes and the big bang or evolution and entropy, with deep understanding and insights. Everyone engaged in science, as well as other intelligent audiences, should read this eye-opening, thought-provoking book. SUMMARY: Highly recommended. Academic, professional, and general readers, all levels. -- Reprinted with permission from CHOICE http: //www.cro3.org, copyright by the American Library Association.

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Dave Pruett, a former NASA researcher, is an award-winning computational scientist and emeritus professor of mathematics at James Madison University. He has received numerous honors both for research in computational fluid dynamics and for excellence in teaching. Reason and Wonder is his first book for the general public. Dr. Pruett lives in Harrisonburg, Virginia, with his wife, Suzanne Fiederlein, and daughter, Elena.

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