In this ambitious book, acclaimed writer Marilynne Robinson applies her astute i
ntellect to some of the most vexing topics in the history of human thought-scien
ce, religion, and consciousness. Crafted with the same care and insight as her a
ward-winning novels, Absence of Mind challenges postmodern atheists who crusade
against religion under the banner of science. In Robinson's view, scientific rea
soning does not denote a sense of logical infallibility, as thinkers like Richar
d Dawkins might suggest.
