{"product_id":"9781466974210","title":"201 BILLION GALAXIES: And Other Religious Discoveries","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a book of true stories and insights that address religious beliefs—\u003cbr\u003ewhere they come from and where they might be going. It confronts\u003cbr\u003ethe diffi culties between age-old human faiths and modern scientific\u003cbr\u003ediscoveries, discussing the impacts and discontinuities that result.\u003cbr\u003eViolence, permission, sex, the afterlife are all here, but not in the usual\u003cbr\u003eway.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho will actually be on the Starship Enterprise? How many sentient\u003cbr\u003ebeings are there in the universe? What is a soul, actually? What does\u003cbr\u003e“holy” really mean? These are a few of the issues that are dealt with\u003cbr\u003ethrough the stories. Of course a very big question, as indicated by the\u003cbr\u003etitle of the book, is exactly where do we and our religions fit in a universe\u003cbr\u003eof a billion trillion stars and an unimaginable number of life-sustaining\u003cbr\u003eplanets?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trafford Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47144080703728,"sku":"9781466974210","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781466974210_p0.jpg?v=1763689416","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781466974210","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}