Matchsticks Contemplating Eternity: Life, Death, and Faith in What Is - Paperback

by Gregory W. Brown (Author)

These essays invite the reader to join the author's quest for meaning and wonder in the natural world. After the journey out of evangelical fundamentalism recorded in Unified Field Theology, the journey continues. Through years with more darkness than anticipated, the light shines through. And darkness turns out to be the best place for discerning faint and distant lights. The natural forces studied in the search for the unified theory reveal that the creative sustaining power of the universe is real and observable through science. Humility and wonder are found responding to the size of the cosmos. The strangeness of the quanta invites us to mystery and things beyond rational comprehension accompanied by the assurance that our most basic level is as eternal as the universe. Significance appears in caring for each other, a trait which is now found in both the animal and plant world as well. Returning to traditional sources of faith, the Bible remains an amazing library of voices revealing one people's evolution of understanding of the ultimate. Like practices of other cultures, it invites us to be still and know. Life is indeed good. We are here, together, choosing how we respond to a very real God.

Author Biography

Gregory W. Brown is an author, educator, pastor, and lifelong seeker. He teaches history at the University of Southern Indiana and has taught from kindergarten through graduate school. He is published in the fields of intentional community, state history, and the effect of government policy on diverse learners. His most recent book was Unified Field Theology: A Journey from Evangelical Fundamentalism to Faith in What Is (2018).