Can religious belief survive in a scientific era? Aldous Huxley thought
so. His early recognition of the profound significance of
twentieth-century science and the need for moral and spiritual direction
resulted in his espousal of mysticism. An examination of his fiction and
nonfiction reveals Huxley's significance for cross-disciplinary debates
between religion, science and literature and provides examples of the
transmission or refraction of knowledge from one discourse to another.