Grassroots Citizens of Wisconsin presents: A Conversation with Steve Paulson Sun., Mar 10, 2013 3:00 pm Arcadia Books, 102 E. Jefferson St., Spring Green

Arcadia Books, in conjunction with Grassroots Citizens of Wisconsin, invites you to meet author Steve Paulson and join in the conversation inspired by his book "Atoms and Eden".

“Paulson’s book “Atoms and Eden” is an unprecedented collection of twenty freewheeling and revealing interviews with major players in the ongoing--and increasingly heated--debate about the relationship between religion and science. These lively conversations cover the most important and interesting topics imaginable: the Big Bang, the origins of life, the nature of consciousness, the foundations of religion, the meaning of God, and much more. People he has interviewed include Richard Dawkins, Karen Armstrong, E. O. Wilson, Sam Harris, Elaine Pagels, Francis Collins, Daniel Dennett, Jane Goodall, Paul Davies, and Steven Weinberg.

At this free March 10 event, Paulson will discuss his experiences in conducting these interviews, present conclusions he has personally reached from his explorations and engage in a dialogue with the audience about the science-religion divide.” Read the full press release here.

Can Science be Sacred? Want to read more about this topic, here are the books Steve Paulson referenced in his talk:

 “Atoms and Eden: Conversations on Religion & Science” by Steve Paulson (Oxford Univ Press)  “A History of God: The 4,000 Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam” by Karen Armstrong (Ballantine Books)  “Science vs. Religion: What Scientists Really Think” by Elaine Ecklund (Oxford Univ. Press)  “The Creation: An Appeal to Save Life on Earth” by E.O. Wilson (W.W. Norton).  “Dreams of a Final Theory: The Scientist’s Search for the Ultimate Laws of Nature” by Steven Weinberg (Vintage)  “The Sacred Depths of Nature” by Ursula Goodenough (Oxford University Press)  “When God is Gone, Everything is Holy: The Making of a Religious Naturalist” by Chet Raymo (Sorin Books)  “The New Universe and the Human Future: How a Shared Cosmology Could Transform the World” by Nancy Ellen Abrams and Joel R. Primack (Yale University Press)  “Journey of the Universe” by Brian Swimme and Mary Evelyn Tucker (Yale University Press)  “Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey” by Jane Goodall (Grand Central Publishing)  “Evolving God: A Provocative View on the Origins of Religion” by Barbara King (Doubleday)  “Spiritual Evolution: A Scientific Defense of Faith” by George Vaillant (Harmony)  “Dark Green Religion: Nature Spirituality and the Planetary Future” by Bron Taylor (University of California Press)  “Reinventing the Sacred: A New View of Science, Reason and Religion” by Stuart A. Kauffman (Basic Books)  “Becoming Animal: An Earthly Cosmology” by David Abram (Pantheon)  “The Varieties of Religious Experience” by William James (Touchstone)  “William James: In the Maelstrom of American Modernism” by Robert D. Richardson (Houghton Mifflin)  “The Practice of the Wild” by Gary Snyder (Counterpoint)