Analyzes the fusion of religious and scientific thinking at the turn of the millennium. Cutting-edge thinkers and practitioners in all scientific disciplines are emerging with startling discoveries and theories, all of which have much in common with the ancient myths of many spiritual traditions. In Twilight of the Clockwork God, John David Ebert brings many of these views together and illustrates their place in the history and development of Western thought. 

At the center of the book are interviews that allow nine highly regarded thinkers to present their theories in their own words. Drawing on his expertise in this subject, Ebert skillfully places the different ideologies in a clear context. A historical overview demonstrates not only the emergence of modern science from ancient myth, but also shows that contemporary science is returning to the ground of its mythic origins, drawing from its images, narratives and metaphors to form a seamless continuum of ideas for the dawning millennium. 

Those interviewed include Brian Swimme, Rupert Sheldrake, Ralph Abraham, Terence McKenna, Stanislav Grof, Lynn Margulis, William Irwin Thompson and Deepak Chopra. 

In his conclusion, Ebert argues that no longer can we conceptualize our universe as a mechanical thing-a machine, a clockwork. This outdated and "pernicious" world-view has long blinded Westerners to the truth. The universe has revealed itself as a living entity, self-sustaining, growing, sentient and bursting with creativity. Thus our culture is undergoing a profound change in cosmology as the images of myth are used to expand our horizons of scientific knowledge.

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