Are we living in a kind of cultural schizophrenia, where people publicly profess the theory of evolution but privately prefer to believe in angels, shamans, gods and spirits? Can the images and values of spiritual traditions be communicated with the astonishing results of modern research or do they remain pure matters of faith? Scientific research continues to yield new insights into our environment, such as the detection of Higgs bosons or gravitational waves. At the same time, interest in esotericism, Buddhism, anthroposophy, nature-based religions, meditation, and the mysticism of the world's religions is growing from year to year. More and more people are drawn to spiritual worldviews that seem to offer them more comprehensive horizons of meaning. How are these different worlds to be reconciled? Rüdiger Sünner asks some of the most interesting thinkers in the field of natural science whether and how it is possible to build a bridge between their disciplines and spiritual questions. Are there scientific findings that leave room for the assumption of a "divine," "sacred," or "transcendent"? What do they mean for our future?
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In an age of ever-increasing scientific knowledge, why do more and more people prefer to adopt alternative lifestyles?
Are we living in a kind of cultural schizophrenia, where people publicly profess the theory of evolution but privately prefer to believe in angels, shamans, gods and spirits? Can the images and values of spiritual traditions be communicated with the astonishing results of modern research or do they remain pure matters of faith?
Scientific research continues to yield new insights into our environment, such as the detection of Higgs bosons or gravitational waves. At the same time, interest in esotericism, Buddhism, anthroposophy, nature-based religions, meditation, and the mysticism of the world's religions is growing from year to year. More and more people are drawn to spiritual worldviews that seem to offer them more comprehensive horizons of meaning. How are these different worlds to be reconciled?
Rüdiger Sünner asks some of the most interesting thinkers in the field of natural science whether and how it is possible to build a bridge between their disciplines and spiritual questions. Are there scientific findings that leave room for the assumption of a "divine," "sacred," or "transcendent"? What do they mean for our future?