God in the Equation : How Einstein Transformed Religion

by Corey Powell

He wanted to know where our world comes from and where it was going.
He wanted to understand how the remote stillness of the heavens relates to the erratic, ever-changing events here on earth.
Above all, he wanted to know if the answers to these questions would bring him closer to a higher authority.
So Einstein put God in the Equation
"Everyone who is seriously involved in the pursuit of science," Albert Einstein once said, "becomes convinced that a spirit is manifest in the laws of the universe -- a spirit vastly superior to that of man." This mysterious component, which Einstein called a "cosmological constant," would eventually work its way into his world-shattering theory of relativity. In this way, explains acclaimed science writer Corey S. Powell, Einstein was creating a formula for a new kind of "sci/religion," one in which God was a factor, denoted by the Greek letter Lambda, and one that would pave the way for an entirely new gnostic era in the history of human spirituality.

Genres: Science, Religion, Spirituality

288 pages, Paperback

First published August 5, 2003

Reviews

[Mark · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have been picking up bits ands pieces of cosmology over the years but this book put it all together for me in a way that was understandable and enjoyable.

[Zainab Habib · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved reading this book, it was a simple yet informative read. I do believe that even people with no scientific knowledge would enjoy this book.
The events were interesting and I got to be a part of Einstein's journey.