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The Physics of Angels
- Exploring the Realm Where Science and Spirit Meet
- Narrated by: Stephen Paul Aulridge Jr.
- Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
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Summary
What are angels? Many people believe in angels, but few can define these enigmatic spirits. Now visionary theologian Matthew Fox and acclaimed biologist Rupert Sheldrake - pioneers in modern religious thinking and scientific theory - launch a groundbreaking exploration into the ancient concept of the angel and restore dignity, meaning, and joy to the time-honored belief in these heavenly beings.
Angels constitute one of the most fundamental themes in human spiritual and religious experience. All cultures acknowledge the existence of spirits at levels beyond the human. In the West, we call them angels, but they go under different names in other traditions.
We are entering a new phase of both science and theology. Fox and Sheldrake explore many significant questions raised by both traditions about the existence and role of consciousness beyond the human level.
This dialog between Fox and Sheldrake concentrates on three giants of the Western tradition whose treatment of angels is particularly broad, deep, and influential. They are Dionysius the Areopagite, a Syrian monk whose classic work, The Celestial Hierarchies, was written in the sixth century; Hildegard of Bingen, a German abbess of the 12th century; and St. Thomas Aquinas, a philosopher-theologian of the 13th century.
Fox and Sheldrake have selected their most important and relevant passages about angels, and each is followed by a discussion exploring their meaning from both a theological and a scientific perspective.
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- Kate Baxter
- 20-05-20
Exceptional content, poor delivery
The guy reading this thinks he can do a good English accent, but he cannot. He sounds like a drunk Patrick Stewart who hasn't learned some fairly basic vocabulary, and is winging it. Also, he needs to be able to pronounce the old names for things, which he hasn't bothered to do. This distracts from the otherwise marvellous and intriguing content, which I can't fault at all.
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- 13-06-21
Very good discussion involving science and religion
A great listen
Rupert Sheldrake is phenomenally knowledgeable and raises questions from both a scientific and spiritual view point
The content is easy to follow regardless of knowledge on biology, quantum physics, mystics and traditions
It would have been better if Rupert himself narrated but the content is all there
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- Paul c
- 21-09-17
Interesting read
Loved how they presented this book, very well considered. Clever interpretation of physics, which creates a believable argument. A must read for anyone who has read The Field by linda mctaggart and anyone interested in the idea of god and angels.
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- 18-07-16
Excruciating
After being impressed by Sheldrake's measured, well-thought-out book 'The Science Delusion' I thought I'd give this a go. What a mistake. Pseudo-religious claptrap batted back and forth, most of it making no sense whatsoever, all couched in a framework of unconditional belief in the unutterably absurd. This book has no redeeming aspects whatsoever, it is appalling.
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- Darren
- 10-04-24
Boring and awfull narration
Couldn't follow this. Switched off @ ch5. Terriable attempt at British accent - plumb in gob Brigadier from Sandhurst - yeh we all speak like that
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- Sian Morgan
- 08-03-24
The dreadful accents
The voice of the narrator was false, unconvincing and made the whole experience of listening a waste of time.
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