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God and the Big Bang, (2nd Edition)
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07 April 2016

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.
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part One: The Big Bang
1. In the Beginning
Part Two: God, Self, and Cosmos
2. Oneness and Nothingness
3. The Personal God—and Beyond
4. Self and God
5. Cosmic Hide-and-Seek
Part Three: Torah and Wisdom
6. The Essence of Torah
7. The Ripening of Torah
8. Halakhah: Walking the Path
9. Loving God with the Evil Impulse
10. Israel's Covenant and Other Wisdoms
Hereafter
11. The End of Days
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography