Where Science and Religion Meet

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Where Science and Religion Meet

by William Scott Palmer

EN·~4 hours·27 chapters

Chapters

27 total

WHERE SCIENCEAND RELIGIONMEET

1:17

NOTE

1:35

PART I

0:00

CHAPTER I

11:32

CHAPTER II

13:13

CHAPTER III

11:58

CHAPTER IV

12:20

CHAPTER V

14:37

CHAPTER VI

17:42

CHAPTER VII

13:23

Description

In a world searching for a framework that can hold both scientific insight and spiritual meaning, this work invites listeners to explore a proposed method that unifies the two realms. Drawing on the legacy of philosophers from Plato to modern thinkers, the author sketches an approach called ‘idealized experience’—a way of thinking that refuses to separate the abstract from the concrete, the divine from the human, or one discipline from another. The tone is conversational, as if offering a cottage for weary travelers rather than a grand museum of ideas.

The narrative begins by probing the deep, often hidden, human urge to understand the world around us, from the simple bend of a finger to the green blades of corn that bridge life and inert matter. By weaving personal reflection with references to biology, philosophy, and theology, the book encourages listeners to notice the points where science and faith touch, and to imagine a future where all knowledge is seen as a single, revealing light. It’s an invitation to rethink familiar observations as gateways to a broader, more integrated perspective.

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en

Duration

~4 hours (245K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by readbueno, Donald Cummings, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Release date

2016-06-06

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

William Scott Palmer

William Scott Palmer

1848–1941

A pioneering physician who also wrote on faith, doubt, and modern thought, this author published under the name William Scott Palmer. Her books bring together medical training, spiritual searching, and a lively interest in the big questions of science and religion.

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