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Science and Religion v Spirituality and Health v Character Development v Business and Spirituality

In this Issue:

Expanding Humanity’s Vision of God Released

Has our understanding of the world and our place in the universe changed in recent decades through momentous discoveries of science?

Can we have a more comprehensive, more exploratory, more humble theology as a result of these scientific discoveries?

These and other questions are addressed in the essays and sermons chosen for this volume. Some of the essays focus on contemporary science and consider questions raised by biologists about our evolutionary past, by physicists about quantum theory, and by cosmologists about our enormous universe. Others explore new visions of theology, including the challenge of artificial intelligence, and the synthesizing of science with Judaism and Eastern philosophies.

There are chapters that reach toward the future in the science-theology dialogue, while evaluating the past. These include a study of our historical and theological understanding of nature and the ecological ramifications; a call for a new reformation between science and religion; and an analysis of humanity’s place in the universe in keeping with the evidence suggested by the “new cosmology.”

Not easily available before, these essays and sermons add to the growing and thought-provoking science and religion conversation. The varying perspectives indicate the need for theologians and scientists to communicate with each other—questioning, researching, informing—in an effort to bring greater understanding to all of us.

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Templeton Foundation Press to Offer 10 Percent Discount

Beginning in September, Templeton Foundation Press will be offering a 10 percent discount on all book orders placed through our website, www.templetonpress.org. This offer is applicable to all books ordered through our secure online shop site.

Foreign Rights Sold for Several Press Titles

Foreign publishers have chosen several Press books for translation and publication in foreign languages. Most recently, we have sold the Spanish language rights for The Power of Prayer around the World, and both Bulgarian and Chinese (Taiwan) language rights for Worldwide Laws of Life. Joanna Hill, director of the Press, will attend the Frankfurt Book Fair in October to offer Press titles for translation to publishers from around the world.

Extraordinary Popular Delusions Remains a Top Seller for Investors

Mackay’s classic, first published in 1841, studies the psychology of crowds and mass mania throughout history including accounts of classic scams, grand-scale madness, and deceptions. Some of these include the Mississippi scheme that swept France in 1720, the South Sea bubble that ruined thousands in England at the same time, and the tulip mania of Holland, when fortunes were made and lost on single tulip bulbs.

Other chapters deal with fads and delusions that often spring from valid ideas of causes, many of which still have their followers today: alchemy and the philosopher’s stone, the prophecies of Nostradamus, the coming of comets and judgment day, the Rosicrucians, and astrology.

This book is an important historical treasure that reveals the influence that greed-based ignorance plays in promoting and perpetuating group hysteria in the fields of business and finance, politics, and superstitions.

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Current Best Sellers

The current best sellers for Templeton Foundation Press are listed below. The statistics are an accumulation of both domestic and foreign sales and are updated monthly.

Recent Reviews

“The Cosmic Dance: Science Discovers the Mysterious Harmony of the Universe explores how the image and metaphor of dancing helps us come to terms with evolution, randomness, irreversibility, and the emergence of new information – including the conception of the universe as a complex system made up of complex systems. From atoms to planets, solar systems to galaxies, and the choreographed evolution of ecosystems and human beings, The Cosmic Dance views such phenomena as interacting wholes, and apparently chaotic systems can work well. Author Giuseppe Del Re examines the nature of complexity, order, and organization while referencing scientists, philosophers, and literature. The Cosmic Dance examines the place of man in the scheme of things, including human ethics, morals, mind, soul, and psyche. A fascinating, informative, and at times inspiring blend of philosophy and science, The Cosmic Dance engages both the mind and the imagination that will be read with deep interest by scholarship and the non-specialist general reader alike.”

“To many people who believe in God, there’s no question that prayer works. Proving it by scientific means is another matter. That’s the issue confronted in this book, subtitled Research on the Relationship Between Religion and Health. The authors cite scores of studies that examine whether faith and prayer can heal, prevent illness and misfortune, and lead to a generally happier life. The results are mixed, acknowledge the authors, both Christians on the faculty of Eastern College in St. Davids, Pa. Some studies—which have examined Christianity, Judaism, Islam and Hinduism—claim to prove a direct link between faith and wellness. Others find a weaker connection or none. The authors conclude that ‘the majority of studies . . . affirm the positive effect of religious belief and practice on significant health issues.’ Still, the authors issue a warning: ‘If one advocates the pursuit of religious truth and commitment because of the health benefits, religion becomes a means to an end.’”

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