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Englewood Review of Books Most Anticipated Book of Fall 2024
"The purportedly science-based picture of reality known as physicalism (or materialism) is an historical and cultural aberration, a caricature inadequate in human and scientific terms, and must be superseded. This informed and powerful book points the way."--Edward F. Kelly, lead author of
Irreducible Mind "David Bentley Hart is well established as one of the greatest living writers on theology and the cosmos. This book, a telling counter-argument to reductionist materialism, is as one has come to expect: subtle, imaginative, beautifully written--and highly original."--Iain McGilchrist, author of
The Matter of Things "This is a playful but also deeply serious and moving study of mind, life, language, and understanding. It should be read and enjoyed by anyone with an interest in understanding our own place in the world."--Stephen R. L. Clark, author of
From Athens to Jerusalem "I urge you to read this book--for its wit, its scholarship, and its reminder that, regardless of one's philosophical stance, we should never forget to be astonished and moved to contemplation by the existence of life and mind."--Philip Ball, author of
How Life Works "Fresh, learned, and, above all, imaginative, this book will encourage the sympathetic, stimulate the perplexed, and provoke the materialists."--Nick Spencer, author of
Playing God: Science, Religion and the Future of Humanity 
