THE ROAD TO WISDOM: ON TRUTH SCIENCE FAITH AND TRUST

The Road to Wisdom: On Truth, Science, Faith, and Trust

From world-leading scientist and New York Times bestselling author of The Language of God, comes a deeply thoughtful guide to discerning who and what we can trust to move us from societal discord to civic harmony.

As the COVID-19 pandemic revealed, western society has become not only hyper-partisan but also deeply cynical, distrustful of traditional sources of knowledge and wisdom, such as science and faith. Scepticism about vaccines, for example, led to the needless deaths of over 230,000 Americans. Though experts can err, and institutions may stray, The Road to Wisdom is here to help us rediscover reliable ways to weigh information and find truth.

Dr. Francis Collins highlights four core sources of clear thinking: truth, science, faith, and trust. Drawing from his work in the Human Genome Project and US National Institutes of Health, as well as ethics, philosophy, and theology, Collins presents a balanced case for each of these pillars—emphasising their reliability and their limits. Ultimately, he reveals how these sources work best together, and not in isolation or conflict. By reconnecting these pillars, Collins offers a hopeful vision for discerning the path forward in our lives.

Hopeful, accessible, and wise, The Road to Wisdom provides a moral, philosophical, and scientific framework to address the challenges of our time, both on a global scale and in our daily lives.