Divine Things: Seeking the Sacred in a Secular Age

By Robert Kirschner

A Jewish theologian helps readers navigate the tricky waters between scientific and spiritual knowledge, sharing insight into how to bring the two supposedly competing forces into balance in a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824518977
• ISBN13: 9780824518974
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Crossroad Publishing Company
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

A superior book

I agree that this is a terrific book. Each chapter of the book is just a few pages long. That's long enough for Kirschner to tell the story well, but short enough to keep the message simple and straightforward. The chapters aren't sermons -- they don't tell you what you should do. They are more like short inspirational messages. Kirschner paints a picture and lets you think about it. I have given this book as a gift to a number of friends who are not religious but appreciate the spiritual aspect of life. I highly recommend it for its content and its wonderful, elegant writing style.

Excellent essays on spirituality for our day and age...

Robert Kirschner has done a wonderful job with this collection of essays that focus on the Divine Things that exist in our everyday lives. His enthusiastic writing style is reminiscent of Heschel, this is one of those books that you just can't put down.Kirschner is a wonderful storyteller, his examples are sentimental, without being over-the-top, they speak to your heart and make you think. Reading this book is akin to having a conversation with a loved grandparent, these are wonderful stories with deep meaning that give your soul comfort.Every day we are surrounded by Divine Things, we just need to open our eyes to see them. Reading Robert Kirschner's book would be an excellent way to start. It is simply superb.