ADAM FRANK

conjures

The Constant Fire:
Beyond the Science vs. Religion Debate

in conversation with his colleague,
Assistant Professor of Religion Anthea Butler

Harvard Book Store is pleased to welcome astrophysicist ADAM FRANK for a discussion of his new book The Constant Fire: Beyond the Science vs. Religion Debate. Professor Frank will be in conversation with his University of Rochester colleague, Anthea Butler, an assistant professor of religion.

The Constant Fire tackles the 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.

“Heavens be praised: here is a scientist who respects religion and relates it to the same impulse that drives scientific inquiry—an aspiration to the true and the real. Astrophysicist Frank is a lover of the skies with sufficient experience of awe to understand there’s more than one way to tell the truth… Light years beyond the stale standoff between uninspired scientific materialism and unscientific intelligent design, this vision of coexistence appreciates the heavenly music of the spheres.” —Publishers Weekly

Adam Frank is Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Rochester and a regular contributor to Discover and Astronomy magazines. He has also written for Scientific American and many other publications. He was a Hubble Fellow and is the recipient of an American Astronomical Society Prize for his scientific writing.