The Constant Fire: Beyond the Science vs. Religion Debate
Adam Frank, . . Univ. of California, $24.95 (288pp) ISBN 978-0-520-25412-1
Heavens be praised: here is a scientist who respects religion and relates it to the same impulse that drives scientific inquiry—an aspiration to the true and the real. Astrophysicist Frank is a lover of the skies with sufficient experience of awe to understand there's more than one way to tell the truth. His history of ideas is real science braided with myth and metaphor—the titular “constant fire” comes from poet Wallace Stevens. He's an engaging storyteller, as might be expected from someone who has published in
Reviewed on: 10/27/2008
Genre: Religion
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