The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God

Carl Sagan's prophetic vision of the tragic resurgence of fundamentalism and the hope-filled potential of the next great development in human spirituality

The late great astronomer and astrophysicist describes his personal search to understand the nature of the sacred in the vastness of the cosmos. Exhibiting a breadth of intellect nothing short of astounding, Sagan presents his views on a wide range of topics, including the likelihood of intelligent life on other planets, creationism and so-called intelligent design, and a new concept of science as "informed worship." Originally presented at the centennial celebration of the famous Gifford Lectures in Scotland in 1985 but never published, this book offers a unique encounter with one of the most remarkable minds of the twentieth century.

• Billions & Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium
• The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
• Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
• The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence
• Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
• Cosmos
• Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science
• Contact: A Novel
• The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature (Penguin American Library)
• The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe without Design