Cherish the Exception: Navigating the Confluence of Faith and Science - Softcover

Resko, John Allen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1491754826 ISBN 13: 9781491754825

Publisher: iUniverse, 2015

Synopsis

On a warm September day in 1957, author John Allen Resko walked through the gates of Saint Charles into a world he was ill prepared to confront. He had no clear plan for the future and didn't possess the financial means to follow another path. After concluding that the religious life and his temperament did not mesh, Resko, who had spent nine years pursuing a religious vocation, walked away. A continuation of The Gates of Saint Charles, Cherish the Exception narrates how his life evolved into something happy and unpredictable. Resko discusses how he reeducated himself, earned a doctorate from the University of Illinois, and began a successful scientific career in Oregon. With humor, Resko shares how he adapted to his new life in the scientific world, including his marriage and his research work in the area of hormones and behavior in nonhuman primates. Cherish the Exception offers a unique personal perspective of how Resko was able to reconcile his religious with scientific beliefs.

About this title

About the Author

John Allen Resko earned a doctorate from the University of Illinois and is a professor emeritus in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, of the Oregon Health & Science University. He lives in Hillsboro, Oregon, with his wife, Magdalen. They have two grown children, four grandchildren, and five greatgrandchildren.

Edition details

• Publisher: iUniverse
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1491754826
• ISBN 13: 9781491754825
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 428