Title

A Setback to the Dialogue: Response to Huston Smith

Authors

Ursula Goodenough, Washington University in St LouisFollow

Author's School

Arts & Sciences

Author's Department

Biology

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-2001

Originally Published In

Goodenough, U. (2001). A Setback to the Dialogue: Response to Huston Smith. Zygon, 36(2), 201-206. DOI: 10.1111/0591-2385.00350

Abstract

Huston Smith's book, Why Religion Matters, offers an eloquent evocation of mystical sensibility. Unfortunately, along the way, he offers a strongly negative and often inaccurate account of the scientific worldview, the claim being that the science is laying siege to the spiritual.

Comments

This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: Goodenough, U. (2001). A Setback to the Dialogue: Response to Huston Smith. Zygon, 36(2), 201-206, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/0591-2385.00350. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.

Recommended Citation

Goodenough, Ursula, "A Setback to the Dialogue: Response to Huston Smith" (2001). Biology Faculty Publications & Presentations. 87.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/bio_facpubs/87