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Impassioned, erudite, thoroughly researched, and beautifully reasoned, The Great Partnership argues not only that science and religion are compatible, but that they complement each other--and that the world needs both.
"Atheism deserves better than the new atheists," states Rabbi
Jonathan Sacks, "whose methodology consists of criticizing religion
without understanding it, quoting texts without contexts, taking
exceptions as the rule, confusing folk belief with reflective theology,
abusing, ridiculing, and demonizing religious faith and holding it
responsible for the great crimes against humanity. Religion has done
harm; I acknowledge that. But the cure for bad religion is good
religion, not no religion, just as the cure for bad science is good
science, not the abandonment of science." Rabbi Sacks's counterargument
is that religion and science are the two essential perspectives that
allow us to see the universe in its three-dimensional depth. Science
teaches us where we come from. Religion explains to us why we are here.
Science is the search for explanation. Religion is the search for
meaning. There have been times when religion tried to dominate science.
And there have been times, including our own, when it is believed that
we can learn all we need to know about meaning and relationships through
biochemistry, neuroscience, and evolutionary psychology. In this
fascinating look at the interdependence of religion and science, Rabbi
Sacks explains why both views are tragically wrong.
***National Jewish Book Awards 2012, Finalist***
Dorot Foundation Award for
Modern Jewish Thought and Experience
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