Winner—Body, Mind and Spirit magazine's Award of Excellence!
Mysticism and science: What do they have
in common? How can one enlighten the other? By drawing on
modern cosmology and ancient Kabbalah, Matt shows how science
and religion can together enrich our spiritual awareness and
help us recover a sense of wonder and find our place in the
universe.
Drawing on the insights of physics and
Jewish mysticism, Daniel Matt uncovers the sense of wonder and
oneness that connects us with the universe and God. He
describes in understandable terms the parallels between modern
cosmology and ancient Kabbalah. He shows how science and
religion together can enrich our spiritual understanding.
We “embody the energy” of the
big bang, writes Matt. Furthermore, “God is not somewhere
else, hidden from us. God is right
here hidden from us.” To
discover the presence of God, Matt draws on both science and
theology, fact and belief, and on the truths embodied in
Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Christianity, as well as Judaism.
A rich dialogue between the physical and
the spiritual, God & the Big
Bang takes us on a deeply
personal, thoughtful and inspiring journey that helps us find
our place in the universe—and the universe in ourselves.
“Contributes in a significant and
distinctive way to the contemporary dialogue between science
and theology.”
—Robert
J. Russell, PhD, Christian
theologian, director of the Center for Theology and the Natural
Sciences
“Admirable clarity and wit….
Will be appreciated by everyone who takes an inclusive approach
to the riddles of creation and the creator.”
—Timothy
Ferris, author of Coming of Age in the Milky Way
“Revel in the informed, unexpected
correlations this young master of our mystic literature finds
between his Kabbalah and our cosmologists’ learned
imaginings.”
—Rabbi
Eugene B. Borowitz, Sh’ma
“Tackles profound, difficult and
complex issues and makes them understandable.”
—Rabbi
Laura Geller, Temple Emanuel,
Beverly Hills, California
“A lively and fascinating volume
that should provide the basis for much further dialogue and
discussion.”
—Dr.
Arthur Green, author of Ehyeh: A Kabbalah for Tomorrow
"This poetic book...helps us to
understand the human meaning of creation."
—Joel
Primack, leading cosmologist,
Professor of Physics, University of California, Santa Cruz
