Our Group

The Science and Spirituality Sharing Group meets on third Sundays at University Friends Meeting in Seattle. We are still sorting out what we want to do, but it looks like sharing our thoughts on books we have read will be one of our regular activities.
This group is for people who are puzzled at the very idea that science and spirituality are at odds, and are exploring their chosen interests in science and spirituality with enthusiasm and openness.

Books People Have Enjoyed

This is a list of the books that people said they enjoyed or otherwise found meaningful at our first meeting on Sunday, May 18.

• The Moral Landscape, by Sam Harris
• The work of Louis Fry Richardson, Quaker mathematician, physicist, meteorologist and pacifist
• Ecotopia, by Ernest Callenbach
• Books by Terry Tempest Williams, including Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Finding Beauty in a Broken World, and Refuge, An Unnatural History of Family and Place
• Excuse Begone! How to Change Lifelong, Self-defeating Thinking Habits, by Dr. Wayne Dyer
• Primate's Memoir, by Robert Sapolsky
• The Selfish Gene, by Richard Dawkins
• The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness, by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
• Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom, by Rick Hanson
• Sustainable Humanity, Sustainable Nature: Our Responsibility, a conference at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences
• Earthspirit: A Handbook for Nurturing an Ecological Christianity, by Michael Dowd
• Super Cooperators: Altrusim, Evolution, and Why We Need Each Other to Succeed, by Martin Nowak
• Naturalist, by Edward O. Wilson
• Curious Naturalists, by Nikko Tinbergen
• Steller's Island: Adventures of a Pioneer Naturalist in Alaska, by Dean Littlepage
• Pilgrim on the Great Bird Continent: The Importance of Everything and Other Lessons from Darwin's Lost Notebooks, by Lyanda Lynn Haupt
• The Rocks Don't Lie: A Geologist Investigates Noah's Flood, by David R. Montgomery
• Your Inner Fish: A Journey Into the 3.5 Billion Year History of the Human Body, by Neil Shubin
• Evolution: The Remarkable History of a Scientific Theory, by Edward J. Larson
• Better Angels of Our Nature, by Steven Pinker
• The Turning Point: Creating Resilience in a Time of Extremes, by Gregg Braden
• Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We're in Without Going Crazy, by Joanna Macy and Chris Johnstone
• Soft Energy Paths: Toward a Durable Peace, by Amory Lovins
• Reason for Hope, by Jane Goodall
• The Great Work: Our Way Into the Future, by Thomas Berry
• Books by Pema Chodron
• The works of John Woolman
• Chocolate Wars: the 150-year Rivalry Between the World's Greatest Chocolate Makers, by Deborah Cadbury