 New
Book
Science as Sacred Metaphor
An Evolving Revelation
Elizabeth Michael Boyle, O.P.
0-8146-2404-9 Paper, 160 pp., 6 x 9, $14.95
978-0-8146-2404-3 Rights: World, English
For Sister Elizabeth Michael Boyle, there’s nothing quite
like the world of science—with its “aha!” moments,
quandaries, and inscrutable mysteries—to usher the modern
seeker into the divine presence of God. In this book, she creates
a sacred space at the intersection where science and faith meet.
Sister Boyle says that Jesus, who used the lives of birds and wildflowers
as signs of the divine would probably be saying today, “Consider
the implications of lilies and stars, of quarks and quantas. Learn
from the drama of life-out-of-death in everything from seeds to
tsunamis.”
In Science as Sacred Metaphor, Sister
Boyle leads the reader to unravel the fascinating threads of science
and follow them to the marvelous skein of spiritual insight and
contemplative wonder. With a blend of scientific fact, powerful
poetry, and spiritual exploration, she helps the reader discover
anew and more deeply the ever-gracious Mystery in whom all that
exists “lives and moves and has its being.”
“This work is a sparkling contribution to contemporary conversations
about science and its relationship to faith and theology. Unlike
many other works on the topic, it is prayerful and poetic. Fully
aware of the differences between science and poetry, the author
takes the metaphorical terminology of science as an invitation to
constructive theological interpretation of nature. Readers will
find this book both wise and enjoyable.”
John F. Haught
Distinguished Research Professor
Department of Theology
Georgetown University
Washington, D.C.
In Science as Sacred Metaphor, Sister Boyle leads the reader to
unravel the fascinating threads of science and follow them to the
marvelous skein of spiritual insight and contemplative wonder. With
a blend of scientific fact, powerful poetry, and spiritual exploration,
she helps the reader discover anew and more deeply the ever-gracious
Mystery in whom all that exists “lives and moves and has its
being.”
Audience: Academic, general interest
Subject: Prayer/spirituality, theology
Available September 2006 from Liturgical
Press
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