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January 5, 2024

The Altar Boy Who Became an Orthodox Jewish Cosmologist

The Torah is not a science book—but every scientist needs its wisdom.

Although born to Jewish parents, Brian Keating was raised a Catholic, and remembers being draw to the religion as child. Later in life, Keating—a professor of cosmology and the author of several books—rediscovered Judaism and became observant. He discusses the relationship between his academic work and his religious beliefs with Adam Jacobs:

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