God & the big bang : discovering harmony between science & spirituality

by Daniel Chanan Matt

Paperback, 2016

Publication

Imprint: Woodstock, Vermont : Jewish Lights Publishing, 2016. Edition: Second edition. Responsibility: Daniel C. Matt. OCLC Number: 933446634. Physical: Text : 1 volume : xvii, 197 pages ; 24 cm. Features: Includes bibliography, glossary, notes.

Call number

Inter / Matt

Barcode

BK-08287

ISBN

9781580238366

Collections

Your library, Adult Materials, Philosophy and Science

CSS Library Notes

Description: To discover the presence of God throughout the cosmos and in our everyday lives, Daniel C. Matt draws on both science and theology, both fact and belief, both cosmology and Jewish mysticism, taking us on a deeply personal, thoughtful and inspiring journey. This update of the award-winning first edition gives us a fresh look at the growing topic of science and spirituality, helps us find our place in the universe and shows us how the universe is reflected in our very being.

Table of Contents:
In the beginning --
Oneness and nothingness --
The personal God-and beyond --
Self and God --
Cosmic hide-and-seek --
The essence of Torah --
The ripening of Torah --
Halakhah : walking the path --
Loving God with the evil impulse --
Israel's covenant and other wisdoms --
The end of days.

FY2020 /

Physical description

xvii, 197 p.; 23 cm

Description

God is not somewhere else, hidden from us; God is right here, hidden from us. "We are part of something greater: a vast web of existence constantly expanding and evolving. When we gaze at the nighttime sky, we can ponder that we are made of elements forged within stars, out of particles born in the big bang.... Beyond any star or galaxy we will ever identify lies the horizon of spacetime, fourteen billion light years away. But neither God nor the big bang is that far away. The big bang didn't happen somewhere out there, outside of us. Rather, we began inside the big bang; we now embody its primordial energy. The big bang has never stopped." --from Chapter 11 To discover the presence of God throughout the cosmos and in our everyday lives, Daniel C. Matt draws on both science and theology, both fact and belief, both cosmology and Jewish mysticism, taking us on a deeply personal, thoughtful and inspiring journey. This update of the award-winning first edition gives us a fresh look at the growing topic of science and spirituality, helps us find our place in the universe and shows us how the universe is reflected in our very being.… (more)