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Belonging to the Universe: Explorations on the Frontiers of Science and Spirituality

Now in paperback—a remarkably compatible new view of the universe offered by the trailblazer of new science and a contemporary of Thomas Merton. "An entertaining, thought-provoking book filled with conversations, quotations, and colorful stories that make science and theology come alive".—San Francisco Chronicle. Winner of the American Book Award.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 217 pages

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