Democracy & Civic Health
The Road to Wisdom
By Francis S. Collins
A scientist and former NIH director’s framework for restoring trust in truth, science, and faith, offering a credible cross-domain messenger for practitioners working with skeptical or faith-adjacent audiences.
Book
2024

Overview

A scientist and former NIH director’s framework for restoring trust in truth, science, and faith, offering a credible cross-domain messenger for practitioners working with skeptical or faith-adjacent audiences.

About the Author

Francis S. Collins is a physician and geneticist who identified the gene responsible for cystic fibrosis and led the Human Genome Project starting in 1993. He has written and spoken widely about his own path from atheism to Christianity, a throughline in his more recent work on science and faith.
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Book

Author

Francis S. Collins

Year

2024

Topic

Democracy & Civic Health

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