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"The Pari Dialogues" are the first in an annual series of essays contributed by experts in their fields who are known for the breadth and depth of their knowledge. The main focus of this first volume is on the dialogue between religion and science with essays by the former director of the Vatican Observatory who asks what should be the proper boundaries between religion and science and what can religion and science each say about creation? Other essays deal with the role of belief in the lives of scientists; the connection between science and Sufi mysticism; the parallel visions of Simone Weil and the theories of superstrings and multiverses; on ways in which religions can ensure a just society; the complementary visions of Western Science and the Native American world view; the possibilities of new paths to peace; and the nature of the creative act in both art and literature. The volume also includes a dialogue with the sculptor, Antony Gormley on how Buddhist meditation and his experience of "the inner darkness of the body" informs his art.
Contents
Chapter 1: Origins and Creation by George V. Coyne, S.J., Emeritus Director, Vatican Observatory. Chapter 2: The Wonder of Creation by Virginia Del Re, Islamic scholar. Chapter 3: Science, Religion, and Me Personally by Colin Tudge, Science writer. Chapter 4: Parallel Lines: Faraday and Pasteur by F. David Peat, Physicist. Chapter 5: From Stardust to Angel Dust by James Kemp, Lawyer. Chapter 6: Very Different Butterflies: The Scope for Deep Complementarity between Western and Native American Science by Sean Howard, Political Scientist. Chapter 7: The Contribution of Religions to a Just and Sustainable Economic Development by Edy Korthals Altes, former Dutch Ambassador, Honorary President of Religions for Peace. Chapter 8: Globalization between Market and Democracy by Hendrik Opdebeeck, Philosopher and economist. Chapter 9: Making Literature, Science-and Love? by Alison MacLeod, Novelist. Chapter 10: The Inner Darkness of the Body, Interview with Sculptor Antony Gormley.
