Chet Raymo (born September 17, 1936, in

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) is a noted writer, educator and naturalist. He is Professor Emeritus of

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, in

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. His weekly newspaper column "Science Musings" appeared in the ''

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'' for twenty years from 1983 to 2003, now collected and extended with his further writings on his personal website. Raymo espouses his religious naturalism in ''When God is Gone Everything is Holy – The Making of a Religious Naturalist'' and frequently in his blog. As Raymo says: "I attend to this infinitely mysterious world with reverence, awe, thanksgiving, praise. All religious qualities." Raymo has been a contributor to ''The Notre Dame Magazine'' and ''Scientific American''. His most famous book is the novel entitled ''The Dork of Cork'', which was made into the feature-length film '' Frankie Starlight''. Raymo is also the author of ''Walking Zero'', a scientific and historical account of his wanderings along the

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in Great Britain. Raymo was the recipient of the 1998 Lannan Literary Award for his non-fiction work. Raymo espouses a scientific skepticism for his beliefs:

Major works

* 1982 ''365 Starry Nights'' * 1984 ''Biography of a Planet'' * 1985 ''The Soul of the Night'' * 1987 ''Honey from Stone'' * 1990 ''In the Falcon's Claw'' * 1991 ''The Virgin and the Mousetrap: Essays in Search of the Soul of Science,'' Viking Books * 1993 ''The Dork of Cork'' * 1998 ''Skeptics and True Believers'' * 2000 ''Natural Prayers'' * 2001 ''An Intimate Look at the Night Sky'' * 2003 ''The Path'' * 2004 ''Climbing Brandon'' * 2005 ''Valentine'' * 2006 ''Walking Zero'' * 2008 ''When God is Gone, Everything is Holy''

References

External links

Science Musings
(official blog site)
Lannan Foundation Biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Raymo, Chet 1936 births Living people Religious naturalists American male writers University of Notre Dame alumni Writers about religion and science