"We arrived but a moment ago, and found [Earth] to be perfect for us in every way. And then we came to understand that…"

"Humans need stories — grand compelling stories — that help to orient us in our lives in the cosmos. The Epic of Evolu…"

"Sex without death gets you single-celled algae and fungi; sex with a mortal soma gets you the rest of the eukaryotic …"

"When the responses elicited by the Epic of Evolution are gathered together several religious principles emerge that I…"

"The tapestry maker first strings the warp, long strong fibers anchored firmly to the loom, and then interweaves the w…"

"I love traditional religions. Whenever I wander into distinctive churches or mosques or temples, or visit museums of …"

"We nurture our children selflessly. But we also recognize them as our most tangible sources of renewal — for a child,…"

"For me, and probably for all of us, the concept of a personal, interested god can be appealing, often deeply so. In t…"

"We are, each one of us, ordained to live out our lives in the context of ultimate questions, such as: Why is there an…"

"All life has a kind of seamlessness. All creatures have to be aware of their environment, and there has been an evolu…"