Peter B.
Todd argues for the integration of science and religion to form a new paradigm for the third millennium.
He counters both the arguments made by fundamentalist Christians against science and the rejection of religion by the New Atheists, in particular Richard Dawkins and his followers.
Drawing on the work of scientists, psychologists, philosophers, and theologians, Todd challenges the materialistic reductionism of our age and offers an alternative grounded in the visionary work taking place in a wide array of disciplines.
Kudos to Peter B.
Todd for this masterful contribution which will undoubtedly advance the dialogue between the scientific disciplines and theology.
Drawing upon the work of scientific thinkers such as Schr dinger, Heisenberg, Huxley, Pauli, Einstein, Pribram, and Bohm on the one hand and theologians such as Teilhard de Chardin and Hans K ng on the other, Todd asserts that Dawkins' God delusion refers to a pass , na ve conception of an anthropomorphic God who created a pre-Copernican clockwork universe.
By contrast, Todd points the way to a scientifically illuminated theology.
He pulls from such diverse fields as neuropsychoanalysis, quantum physics, Jungian thought, and transpersonal psychology to develop a higher-order understanding of evolution that embraces the complementarity of mind and matter and is bound by neither time nor space.
It is a vision of evolution that honors consciousness, the archetypal, and the numinous as fundamental.
It is difficult to do full justice to the philosophical sophistication and precision Todd brings to this subject.
Readers should brace themselves for an intellectually challenging and exciting journey foreshadowing a paradigm shift in which the conceptual boundaries between science, theology, and psyche are smashed.
-David Van Nuys, Ph.
, professor emeritus, Sonoma State University, and host of Shrink Rap Radio Podcast This book is the work of a religious thinker and an experienced psychologist who.
Chiron Publications The individuation of god: integrating science and religion, paperback/peter b. todd
