Science and the Spiritual Quest Recorded September 13, 1998 G U E S T S: The Rev. Dr. Mark Richardson, Director, Science and the Spiritual Quest project Dr. Robert Russell, Founding Director, Center for Theology & the Natural Sciences Dr. Joel Primack, Professor of Physics, University of California, Santa Cruz The scientific process can discern the structure of the universe and its components, but ultimate questions still haunt scientists. We know how big the universe is, and we know that it's expanding, but why does it exist? Was it created by a conscious divine power, and if so what are the implications of that fact on scientific inquiry? Alan Jones and panelists discuss the beauty and mystery of the universe as discerned by science. MODERATED BY: The Very Reverend Alan Jones Related Links When Science Meets Religion Do science and religion share more common ground than many assume? Award winning theologian and physicist Ian Barbour explores the connections. Excerpt. God in Our Minds? Is your brain hardwired for an experience with the divine? Find out if scientists have found the answers that theologians have sought for thousands of years. Forum. The Fate of the Human Spirit Renowned scholar of world religions Huston Smith, examines the crisis of faith in our age of disbelief. What does the future hold for the human spirit and why does religion matter? Excerpt.