God and the Big Bang (1st Edition): Discovering Harmony between Science & Spirituality - Hardcover

Matt, Daniel C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1879045486 ISBN 13: 9781879045484

Publisher: Jewish Lights, 1996

Synopsis

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.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Contributes in a significant and distinctive way to the contemporary dialogue between science and theology.
Robert J. Russell, Ph.D. in Physics, Christian theologian, Director, The Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences

For anyone who has ever wondered about the origins of the universe and our place in it, this is an important book.
Rabbi Laura Geller, Temple Emanuel, Beverly Hills, California

This poetic new book...helps us to understand the human meaning of creation.
Joel Primack, leading cosmologist, Professor of Physics, University of California, Santa Cruz

From the Back Cover:

The human mind has devised alternative strategies scientific and spiritual to search for our origin. The two are distinct, but complementary. Science enables us to probe infinitesimal particles of matter and unimaginable depths of outer space, understanding each in light of the other. Spirituality guides us through inner space, challenging us to retrace our path to oneness and to live in the light of what we discover.

About this edition

• Publisher: Jewish Lights
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1879045486
• ISBN 13: 9781879045484
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 216