The first in a series of essays contributed by experts in their fields who reflect the philosophy of, and the discussions held at, the Pari Center for New Learning. While the essays have been divided into the areas of Science and Religion, Society, and the Arts, they form a unified volume since each one enriches and informs the others.Topics include the role of belief in the lives of scientists, and the connections and proper boundaries between science and faith; roads to peace; an end to the institution of war; the need for sustainable societies; the nature of the creative act in literature and art; and the experiences of the artist and writer at work and complementarity between Western Science and Native America.
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| Preface | |
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| Science and Religion | |
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| Origins and Creation | |
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| The Wonder of Creation | |
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| Science, Religion, and Me Personally | |
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| Parallel Lines: Faraday and Pasteur | |
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| From Stardust to Angel Dust | |
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| Society | |
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| Against the Institution of War | |
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| Very Different Butterflies: The Scope for Deep Complementarity Between Western and Native American Science | |
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| The Contribution of Religions to a Just and Sustainable Economic Development | |
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| Globalisation Between Market and Democracy | |
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| The Arts | |
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| Two Visits: Two Lessons | |
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| Making Literature, Science-and Love? | |
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| The Inner Darkness of the Body | |
Alison MacLeod is the author of The Changeling and The Wave Theory of Angels.nbsp; Her short stories have been published by Prospect, London Magazine, Pulp.Net and Virago.nbsp; She lives in Brighton and teaches at the University of Chichester .
