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Science & Religion

Indic Visions in an Age of Science

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Book Number: 
439
Date Fred Read: 
January 2012
Fred's Rating: 
5
Total Pages: 
240
Publisher: 
Xlibris
Year: 
2011

Varadaraja V. Raman is an emeritus professor of physics and humanities at Rochester Institute of Technology. He attended the University of Calcutta before completing his doctoral work on the foundations of quantum mechanics at the University of Paris under Louis de Broglie. This book was a gift signed by the author, V.V. Raman. (For his books I’ve read, click on his name.)  Read more

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Information and the Nature of Reality: from Physics to Metaphysics

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Book Number: 
433
Date Fred Read: 
November 2011
Fred's Rating: 
5
Total Pages: 
364
Publisher: 
Cambridge University Press
Year: 
2010

The editors, Paul Davies and Niels Henrik Gregersen are among the fifteen authors of this collection. Many scientists regard mass and energy as the primary currency of nature. In recent years, however, the concept of information has gained importance.  Read more

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Why There Almost Certainly Is a God: Doubting Dawkins

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Book Number: 
422
Date Fred Read: 
August 2011
Fred's Rating: 
5
Author: 
Keith Ward
Total Pages: 
149
Publisher: 
Lion UK
Year: 
2009

Keith Ward had been Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford. He is a member of the Council of the Royal Institute of Philosophy and is a Fellow of the British Academy. (For his books I’ve read, click on his name.) This book was given me by the same friend who gave me The God Delusion.  Read more

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The God Delusion

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Book Number: 
421
Date Fred Read: 
August 2011
Fred's Rating: 
2
Author: 
Richard Dawkins
Total Pages: 
420
Publisher: 
Mariner Books
Year: 
2008

Richards Dawkins is the Charles Simonyi Professor of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford. He is the acclaimed author of many books, including The Selfish Gene, The Blind Watchmaker, Unweaving the Rainbow and The Ancestor’s Tale. This was a gift book from a good friend.  Read more

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Exploring Reality: The Intertwining of Science and Religion

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Book Number: 
418
Date Fred Read: 
July 2011
Fred's Rating: 
4
Author: 
John Polkinghorne
Total Pages: 
186
Publisher: 
Yale University Press
Year: 
2005

John Polkinghorne, a fellow and retired president of Queen’s College, Cambridge, is a theoretical physicist, theologian, writer, and an Anglican priest. Knighted in 1997, in 2002 he received the Templeton Prize for exceptional contributions to affirming life’s spiritual dimension. (For his books I’ve read, click on his name.)  Read more

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The Anthropic Cosmological Principle

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Book Number: 
417
Date Fred Read: 
July 2011
Fred's Rating: 
3
Author: 
John D. Barrow
Author: 
Frank J. Tipler
Total Pages: 
685
Publisher: 
Oxford University Press
Year: 
1988

When this book was copyrighted in 1986, John Barrow was Universitry Lecturer in Astromomy at the University of Sussex, England and Frank Tipler was Professor of Mathematical Physics at Tulane University, New Orleans. The 1988 edition I was loaned was issued (with corrections) as a paperback. (For Barrow's books I've read, click on his name.)  Read more

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Are We Alone? Philosophical Implications of the Discovery of Extraterrestrial Life

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Book Number: 
416
Date Fred Read: 
July 2011
Fred's Rating: 
5
Author: 
Paul Davies
Total Pages: 
149
Publisher: 
Basic Books
Year: 
1996

Paul Davies was Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Adelaide, South Australia, when he wrote this book, which was based on lectures he gave at the University of Milan in Nov 1993. (For his books I’ve read, click on his name.)  Read more

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The Fifth Miracle: The Search for the Origin and Meaning of Life

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Book Number: 
413
Date Fred Read: 
June 2011
Fred's Rating: 
5
Author: 
Paul Davies
Total Pages: 
273
Publisher: 
Simon & Schuster
Year: 
1999

Paul Davies is Director of the Beyond Center at Arizona State University and the bestselling author of more than two dozen books. He won the 1995 Templeton Prize for his work on the deeper meaning of science. This was a gift book. (For his books I’ve read, click on his name.)  Read more

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The Goldilocks Enigma: Why Is the Universe Just Right for Life?

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Book Number: 
407
Date Fred Read: 
May 2011
Fred's Rating: 
5
Author: 
Paul Davies
Total Pages: 
269
Publisher: 
Mariner Books
Year: 
2006

Paul Davies is an internationally acclaimed physicist and cosmologist and is director of ‘Beyond’, a research institute at Arizona State University. Among his numerous awards are the Faraday Prize and the Templeton Prize. (For his books I’ve read, click on his name.)  Read more

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Embracing Mind: The Common Ground of Science and Spirituality

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Book Number: 
390
Date Fred Read: 
January 2011
Fred's Rating: 
3
Author: 
B. Alan Wallace
Author: 
Brian Hodel
Total Pages: 
225
Publisher: 
Shambhala
Year: 
2008

B. Alan Wallace has written, translated, edited and contributed to over 40 books on Tibetan Buddhism, science, and culture. With 14 years as a Buddhist monk, he earned a BA in physics and philosophy of science and a Ph.D. in religious studies. Brian Hodel is a freelance journalist and editor. This was a gift book.  Read more

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