{"product_id":"the-road-to-wisdom","title":"The Road to Wisdom","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781399822329\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Trade paperback (UK)\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2024\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: John Murray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Dr Francis Collins is a bridge person in a polarized time. Amid the shrillness of our era, Collins offers a calming voice of hope, as well as practical suggestions on how to heal the nation's wounds.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e- PHILIP YANCEY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom world-leading scientist and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Language of God\u003c\/i\u003e, a deeply thoughtful guidebook to discerning what and who we can trust to move us from societal discord to civic harmony.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the COVID-19 pandemic revealed, western society has become not just hyper-partisan, but also deeply cynical; distrustful of traditional sources of knowledge and wisdom such as science and faith. Scepticism about vaccines led to the needless deaths of at least 230,000 Americans, and \"Do your own research\" is now a rallying cry in many online rabbit holes. Yes, experts can make mistakes, and institutions can lose their moral compass, but there \u003ci\u003eare\u003c\/i\u003e reliable ways and means to weigh information and navigate truth, and \u003ci\u003eThe Road to Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e is here to help us rediscover them.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrancis Collins reminds us of the four core sources of judgement and clear thinking: truth, science, faith, and trust. Drawing on his scientific work at the forefront of the Human Genome Project and the US National Institutes of Health, as well as on ethics, philosophy, and theology, Collins makes a robust, thoughtful case for each of these sources - their reliability, and their limits. Ultimately, he shows how they work together, not separately - and certainly not in conflict. It is only when we re-link these four pillars of wisdom that we can begin to discern","brand":"ALLIANCE DIST - SF","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41506919284869,"sku":"PR384011","price":51.8,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/image_TIW0L415UVHH.jpg?v=1769646848","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.co.nz\/products\/the-road-to-wisdom","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}