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What does the culture of mass-energy, space-time, the big bang and black holes have to say to the culture of myth, ritual, contemplation and prayer? And vice-versa? In this course, students are introduced to the profoundly strange realities unveiled by modern physics, and they explore the impact of quantum theory and relativity on our understanding of questions which have traditionally been the province of the world's great spiritual traditions: What is the origin of the cosmos and where, if anywhere, is it headed? Does the universe have meaning? What is the relation between time and eternity, between mind and matter? Who are we and how did we get here? In exploring these questions, students examine the problems and possibilities of finding common ground where modern science and the world's time-honored spiritual traditions can meet. This course is team-taught by a physicist and a religious studies scholar.