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When God Is Gone, Everything Is Holy
The Making of a Religious Naturalist |
Author : Chet Raymo
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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 160
Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5
ISBN: 1-933495-13-8
Published: Sep 2008
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In what he describes as a "late-life credo," renowned science writer Chet Raymo narrates his half-century journey from the traditional Catholicism of his youth to his present perspective as a "Catholic agnostic." As a scientist, Raymo holds to the skepticism that accepts only verifiable answers, but as a "religious naturalist," he never ceases his pursuit of "the beautiful and terrible mystery that soaks creation." Raymo assembles a stunning array of scientists, philosophers, mystics, and poets who help him discover "glimmers of the Absolute in every particular." Whether exploring the connection of the human body to the stars or the meaning of prayer of the heart, these challenging reflections will cause believers and agnostics alike to pause and pay attention. Links of Interest:
Chet Raymo's blog, "Science Musings"
Stonehill College
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Raymo (professor emeritus, Stonehill Coll.; Honey from Stone), a former science columnist, is one of the most articulate and subtly elegant contemporary writers on science and spirit. Here, he offers a new kind of spirituality in the light of empirical science, writing candidly of his Catholic upbringing and his current agnosticism, poised "in the portal between knowledge and mystery, between the commonplace and the divine." He draws on sources ranging from Sigrid Undest to Saint-Exupery to depict a wonder-filled religious naturalism. In an environment characterized by the strident antireligionism of such writers as Christopher Hitchens, Raymo's eloquence should win many readers. Highly recommended.
In this rigorous and wonder-filled paperback, Raymo describes his
"late-life credo," which is a mystical brand of Catholicism. As an
elder, he confesses that "faith no longer matters to me so much as
attention, wonder, celebration, praise." Read
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