The Theology of Everything: Renaissance Man Joins the 21st Century

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by Keith Eyeons

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Shortlisted for the 2019 Michael Ramsey Prize for the most promising contemporary theological writing from the global Church. Human beings have gathered a vast amount of knowledge, but we each know only a little of it. We become specialists in narrow fields, from Airbus pilots to Zulu historians, then find it difficult to see what all of these areas of expertise might mean together. This book makes two radical claims. The first is that all of our human faculties have evolved to show us important things about the universe, including our appreciation of beauty, our ability to make scientific measurements, our awareness of meaning and goodness, and our experiences of consciousness and community. We usually divide these different kinds of insights among different professions, but we can gain a far deeper understanding of reality if we bring them all together. The second claim is that it is Christian theology which can reveal that unity, resuming a traditional role that it has largely abandoned in recent centuries. Far more comprehensively than atheism, a belief in God can offer a framework which makes sense of all our experiences in one coherent, rational and inspiring picture, a true theory of everything. The Renaissance can be found again in the 21st century. Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury: ‘A wonderful book that weaves theology, philosophy and science to help us think deeply about the life and faith of Christians in the world today. A must-read.’ Loretta Minghella, First Church Estates Commissioner: 'Highly accessible, admirably clear and with an ambitious arc to match its title, this books sweeps up and over the frames within which others have often tried to understand the world and lands on its own theology of everything. I wish I'd read it years ago.' Sarah Mullally, Bishop of London: '‘The theology of everything challenges the cultural narratives of power and control on the one hand and purposelessness on the other. Instead, it offers a third way in which God draws us into freedom, community and compassion. Let it challenge you as to how we fit into the bigger picture of the universe.' Review in The Reader magazine: 'A fascinating and authoritative book which covers much ground. Written in an engaging, clear and non-technical style, this book is highly recommended.' Review in the Church Times: 'This profound and accessible attempt to recover a commitment to a comprehensive and God-centred reality is very beguiling.' The Revd Dr Keith Eyeons is a Fellow of Downing College, Cambridge, where he is the Chaplain and Director of Studies in Theology, Religion and Philosophy of Religion. His degrees have included the study of Physics, Theology, and the History and Philosophy of Science.

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