Why Does the World Exist? (an existential detective story)
Jim Holt
Liveright, 2012
113 H758w
“There could have been nothing. It might have been easier. Instead there is something. The universe exists, and we are here to ask about it. Why? In Why Does the World Exist?, Jim Holt, an elegant and witty writer comfortably at home in the problem’s weird interzone between philosophy and scientific cosmology, sets out in search of such answers. ...There is no way to do justice to any of these theories in a brief review, but Holt traces the reasoning behind each one with care and clarity—such clarity that each idea seems resoundingly sensible even as it turns one’s brain to a soup of incredulity.... I can imagine few more enjoyable ways of thinking than to read this book.”
-Sarah Bakewell - New York Times
In the Holy Quiet: meditations
Richard Gilbert
iUniverse, 2012
242.8091 G465i
Whether alone or in community, we often seek moments of peace
to reflect on our lives. With reverent insight, author Richard Gilbert
ponders special moments discovered in worship alone and with a
congregation.
The first section of this book features personal meditations; the second presents meditations designed for congregational worship. From his “Shirk Ethic” to “Saints, Sinners and Seekers,” from “It Isn’t Fair - Life, That Is,” to “The Divine Is in the Details,” from “We Are All More Human Than Otherwise” to “Worthy of This Blind Chance,” Gilbert reflects on the breadth and depth of human experience.
Gilbert’s meditations have been widely used in a variety of settings. In the Holy Quiet is a valuable resource for individuals and groups. These selections are offered to provide moments of calm in a hectic world.
-publisher
The first section of this book features personal meditations; the second presents meditations designed for congregational worship. From his “Shirk Ethic” to “Saints, Sinners and Seekers,” from “It Isn’t Fair - Life, That Is,” to “The Divine Is in the Details,” from “We Are All More Human Than Otherwise” to “Worthy of This Blind Chance,” Gilbert reflects on the breadth and depth of human experience.
Gilbert’s meditations have been widely used in a variety of settings. In the Holy Quiet is a valuable resource for individuals and groups. These selections are offered to provide moments of calm in a hectic world.
-publisher