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What drives history? Politics? Economics? Might it be culturewhat men and women honor, cherish, and worship? Isnt that the most dynamic element in all human affairs? Will we choose the culture of life or death? Truth shall prevail After decades of diligent research, including digging into the writings of numerous renowned experts, Robert T. Fertig has produced an intriguing book. Years in the making, this work addresses age-old questions everyone seeks answers to, with a particular emphasis on the differences that exist in thinking on critical life issues. Bottom-line questions include the following: Why are we here? Why is there evil in this world? Whats our purpose in this life? The author also provides a dialogue between Christians and Muslims, skeptics, and atheists. With the stakes of our choices in life so high, it would be prudent to make every effort to choose correctly, based on trustworthy objective and subjective truths.

Decades of research by the authors provides their insights on a wide spectrum of "Words of Wisdom," from seventy-five scholars: scientists, philosophers, and theologians. They guide readers through a maze of newly discovered scientific facts, philosophical ideas and theories that led civilization to where we are today. In every heart, there are questions that transcend all differences of culture, nationality, race or religion: Who am I? Where do I come from, and where am I going? Why is there evil in the world? What will there be after this life? With the stakes of our choices in life so high, it would be prudent to make every effort to choose correctly, especially your Worldview. That takes truth and knowledge from many sources, which fortunately today is more readily available. In this dialogue on the key issues that have divided Science and Faith, such as the Creation of the Universe, the Origin of Life and Mankind, Free Will, Consciousness, and Islam vs. Christianity, these writers conclude that Science, Philosophy and the Bible are not only compatible, they are mutually supporting. There is an "Ideological War" raging between fanatical Islamic and Christian thinking. Muslims will represent one-third of the world's population by 2050. We had better find a solution to this serious ideological divide. The literalist reading of the Koran and Christian reading of the Bible misconstrues the true meaning of these holy texts. An open dialogue and debate between leading Islamic and Christian scholars might be the best approach to create a "reformist movement" (like the Reformation in the 16th century) with the next generation of young Muslims. Whatever you do (or don't do) in life, has Eternal Consequences

The purpose of the Pursuit of Wisdom is the search for transcendent truth, in order to find goodness/ justice, and perfect beauty. Faith and Reason are also essential especially when somethings is not fathomable. The end objective of all wisdom is to find Perfect Love. Reviewed By Rabia Tanveer for Readers' Favorite Review Rating: 5-Stars - Congratulations on your 5-star review Pursuit of Wisdom by Robert T. Fertig is a book about finding the truth in everything that surrounds us. We all want acceptance and unconditional love; we crave it and it is in our most basic nature. However, we are also curious by nature, which is the reason why we need to know and understand the meaning behind the most common things in life. From understanding the "truth" of cultural change, climate change and even how or if we can live together as a community, these are the questions that we ask ourselves every day. The author talks about how these truths are important, how they are necessary for us to build a community, build trust and understand what it takes to accept every human being as a valuable addition to the community. The author shares his thoughts about his general understanding of what truth is, what is goodness, what exactly is justice and how every basic need of humans comes down to finding the most objective answer to their questions. Everything has a "truth" and if you understand that, you can understand everything else. This is the beginning of an awakening that the author believes every reader should have. I have immense respect for the author for conveying such a complicated idea in such a simple yet eloquent way. He had control over the narrative, he had a flow in mind and he executed it perfectly. I enjoyed the fact that the author didn't force anything on the reader; he just laid out his ideas and his thoughts on the pages and gave it to the reader to make whatever they want with it. This is enlightening and educational at the same time.

Culture is what society considers "good and honorable." In America, there are numerous cultures: Anglo-Saxon, Asian, African-American or Black, Hispanic or Latino, Italian, German, among others. They should celebrate their uniqueness, such as exclusive forms of art and dance, distinctive music, languages, religious practices, and centuries of family traditions. Diversity is good, and it made the United States of America a Great Nation. However, in recent decades, it seems that we have lost our way: Clashes have sprung up between different cultural groups. People divided into "Identity Groups," along racial, economic, and sexual boundaries. That includes Black Lives Matter versus White (racial groups), Wall Street versus Main Street (economic groups). Gay and LGBT versus Heterosexual (sexual groups). Powerful social media forces have also pitted these groups against each other. As a result, violence has erupted mostly in left leaning liberal cities. Movies and TV programming has added "fuel" for such lawlessness. Most importantly, within this "identity group" syndrome our institutions of higher learning are infected, as well as some religious and political leaders. This has become an American (and Western) "Cultural Crisis." This book will help readers to better understand the origins and causes, as well as propose important practical solutions to this American and international cultural crisis.