What is the origin of our transcendent experiences? How should we interpret feelings of being connected to nature and the cosmos, of being part of something larger than ourselves, of being overcome with awe and wonder? Can such feelings arise from the forces of natural selection and the human brain, or must they be derived from some all-powerful Creator? October 10, 2023 The Spiritual Impulse: Understanding the Experience of God December 5, 2023 Spiritual Materialism: Transcendent Encounters with the Sacred February 7, 2024 Rethinking Mortality: Exploring the Intersection of Life and Death Speakers Steve Paulson Journalist and Executive Producer, TTBOOK Alan Lightman Physicist and Professor of the Practice of the Humanities, MITDetailsTuesday, December 5, 2023 6:30 pm - 8:00 pmThe Morgan Library & Museum225 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016About This Series Spirituality in the Age of Science: Conversations on God, Transcendence & Mortality features Wisconsin Public Radio’s Steve Paulson in conversation with three leading thinkers who share their unique insights into the nature of spiritual experience, the quest for meaning and transcendence, and the question of consciousness beyond death.Sponsors EventsPrivate: Spirituality in the Age of Science: October 10, 2023 The Spiritual Impulse: Understanding the Experience of God December 5, 2023 Spiritual Materialism: Transcendent Encounters with the Sacred February 7, 2024 Rethinking Mortality: Exploring the Intersection of Life and Death MorePREVIOUS EVENTThe Spiritual Impulse: Understanding the Experience of GodNEXT EVENTRethinking Mortality: Exploring the Intersection of Life and Death