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Eloquent, urgent, and inspiring, The Constant Fire tackles the acrimonious debate between science and religion, taking us beyond its stagnant parameters into the wider domain of human spiritual experience. From a Neolithic archaeological site in Ireland to modern theories of star formation, Adam Frank traverses a wide terrain, broadening our sights and allowing us to imagine an alternative perspective. Drawing from his experience as a practicing astrophysicist and from the writings of the great scholars of religion, philosophy, and mythology, Frank locates the connective tissue linking science and religion—their commonality as sacred pursuits—and finds their shared aspiration in pursuit of "the True and the Real." Taking us from the burning of Giordano Bruno in 1600 to Einstein and on to today's pressing issues of global warming and resource depletion, The Constant Fire shows us how to move beyond this stale debate into a more profound experience of the world as sacred—a world that embraces science without renouncing human spirituality

Der Autor (geb. 1925) ist Marinehistoriker und Kenner der britischen Flotte. Hier zeichnet er ein detailliertes und anschauliches Bild der britischen Marine um 1800: Organisation im Ganzen und an Bord, Schiffsformen, Bewaffung und Besegelung, verschiedene Dienstgrade, Leben an Bord, Ausblick auf konkurrierende Flotten und als Schmankerl ein ausführliches Kapitel über die britische Flotte im Roman. Das Buch ist aus einer (militär-)historischen, nicht maritimen Sichtweise geschrieben und mit einer qualifizierten Liste weiterführender Literatur versehen. Auch als Hintergrundinformation für Leser der zahlreichen Seekriegsromane, die in dieser Zeit spielen, geeignet. (2) (Martin Paulini)

Is it accurate to equate "fundamentalism" with antimodernism? What explains the growing importance of religious activists in world politics? Guns, Gods, and Globalization explores the multifaceted phenomenon of religious resurgence, ranging from the Christian right in the U.S. to ethnonationalist movements across North Africa and Asia. The authors' focus on the complex relationship between religious revivalism and globalization results in a nuanced study of religious political movements as they emerge in the context of rapid socioeconomic change