Finding God with biocomplexity

An essay outlining Kauffman’s Reinventing the Sacred thesis is contained in a new series of 13 essays by distinguished thinkers on the topic “Does science make belief in God obsolete"” currently published on the John Templeton Foundation website at: http://templeton.org/belief/. The preface and first chapter of the book are currently published as an essay titled “Breaking the Galilean Spell” on Edge.org at: http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/kauffman08/kauffman08_index.html

An essay by Kauffman titled “Reinventing the Sacred” is also scheduled to be published in the May 10 issue of New Scientist magazine.

About the Author:

Stuart A. Kauffman is well-known for his research in theoretical biology and as a pioneer in the field of complexity theory. He joined the University of Calgary in February, 2005 as the founding director of the Institute for Biocomplexity and Informatics, which conducts leading-edge interdisciplinary research in systems biology. Originally a medical doctor, Kauffman was a seminal member of the Santa Fe Institute, where he is currently External Professor. He is Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Pennsylvania, a MacArthur Fellow and a Trotter Prize winner. Kauffman’s previous books include The Origins of Order, At Home in the Universe: The Search for the Laws of Self-Organization and Complexity and Investigations.

For more information about the U of C’s Institute for Biocomplexity and Informatics, see: http://www.ibi.ucalgary.ca/

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