{"product_id":"the-road-to-wisdom-on-truth-science-faith-and-trust-9780316576307","title":"The Road to Wisdom: On Truth, Science, Faith, and Trust","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \"national treasure\" Francis Collins (Philip Yancey), the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Language of God \u003c\/i\u003eand former director of the National Institutes of Health, comes a deeply thoughtful guidebook to get us beyond societal divisions and back to the sources of wisdom--\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe sort that can save us before it is too late\" (Jane Goodall).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the COVID-19 pandemic revealed, we have become not just a hyper-partisan society but also a deeply cynical one, distrustful of traditional sources of knowledge and wisdom. Skepticism about vaccines led to the needless deaths of at least 230,000 Americans. \"Do your own research\" is now a rallying cry in many online rabbit holes. Yet experts can make mistakes, and institutions can lose their moral compass. So how can we navigate through all this? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Road to Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e, Francis Collins reminds us of the four core sources of judgement and clear thinking: truth, science, faith, and trust. Drawing on his work from the Human Genome Project and heading the National Institutes of Health, as well as on ethics, philosophy, and Christian 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 relink these four foundations of wisdom that we can begin to discern the best path forward in life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ​Thoughtful, accessible, winsome, and deeply wise, \u003ci\u003eThe Road to Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e leads us beyond current animosities to surer footing. Here is the moral, philosophical, and scientific framework with which to address the problems of our time--including distrust of public health, partisanship, racism, response to climate change, and threats to our democracy--but also to guide us in our daily lives. This is a book that will repay many readings, and resolve dilemmas that we all face every day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Brown and Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316576307\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288","brand":"Francis S. Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44493270122677,"sku":"9780316576307","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_91abaf65-5880-4489-8b8c-b9b23914dc95.jpg?v=1721747806","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-road-to-wisdom-on-truth-science-faith-and-trust-9780316576307","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}