Audiobook7 hours
Born to Wonder: Exploring Our Deepest Questions-- Why Are We Here and Why Does It Matter?
Written by Alister E. McGrath
Narrated by Simon Bubb
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
4.5/5
()
About this audiobook
In Born to Wonder, Alister McGrath, a prolific Oxford scholar, scientist, and theologian, explores the deepest mystery at the heart of life itself.
Life is a gift. We never asked to be born. Yet here we are, living in this strange world of space and time, trying to work out what it’s all about before the darkness closes in and extinguishes us. We are adrift on a misty, grey sea of ignorance, seeking a sun-kissed island of certainty, on which we might hope to find clear answers to our deepest and most poignant questions.
What is the point of life? Why are we here? And what is it about us that makes us want to ask these questions? As far as we know, we’re the only species on earth that asks these questions, and dares to hope that we might find an answer. It seems that we are born to wonder, not merely to exist. From time to time, all of us find ourselves overwhelmed by a sense of awe or mystery, often when confronted with the beauty of nature, whether it is a mountain stream or the vast expanse of ocean waters. That is when we see a flicker of a grander vision of reality, perhaps lying beyond the horizons of our experience. It is as if, for only a moment, a veil is removed, and we catch a half-glimpsed sight of a promised land, waiting to be mapped and explored. This sense of wonder fuels much of humanity’s creativity and its search for understanding.
Life is a gift. We never asked to be born. Yet here we are, living in this strange world of space and time, trying to work out what it’s all about before the darkness closes in and extinguishes us. We are adrift on a misty, grey sea of ignorance, seeking a sun-kissed island of certainty, on which we might hope to find clear answers to our deepest and most poignant questions.
What is the point of life? Why are we here? And what is it about us that makes us want to ask these questions? As far as we know, we’re the only species on earth that asks these questions, and dares to hope that we might find an answer. It seems that we are born to wonder, not merely to exist. From time to time, all of us find ourselves overwhelmed by a sense of awe or mystery, often when confronted with the beauty of nature, whether it is a mountain stream or the vast expanse of ocean waters. That is when we see a flicker of a grander vision of reality, perhaps lying beyond the horizons of our experience. It is as if, for only a moment, a veil is removed, and we catch a half-glimpsed sight of a promised land, waiting to be mapped and explored. This sense of wonder fuels much of humanity’s creativity and its search for understanding.
Related to Born to Wonder
Related audiobooks
Wandering Toward God: Finding Faith amid Doubts and Big Questions Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Recapturing the Wonder: Transcendent Faith in a Disenchanted World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wrestling with God: Finding Hope and Meaning in Our Daily Struggles to Be Human Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wisdom of the Heart: The Good, the True, and the Beautiful at the Center of Us All Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Signals of Transcendence: Listening to the Promptings of Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Good and True Story: Eleven Clues to Understanding Our Universe and Your Place in It Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Genesis Enigma: Why the Bible is Scientifically Accurate Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Thrill of Orthodoxy: Rediscovering the Adventure of Christian Faith Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Genealogical Adam and Eve: The Surprising Science of Universal Ancestry Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Works of His Hands: A Scientist's Journey from Atheism to Faith Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How to Inhabit Time: Understanding the Past, Facing the Future, Living Faithfully Now Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Retrieving Augustine's Doctrine of Creation: Ancient Wisdom for Current Controversy Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Narrative Apologetics: Sharing the Relevance, Joy, and Wonder of the Christian Faith Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Jesus the Great Philosopher: Rediscovering the Wisdom Needed for the Good Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Mere Apologetics: How To Help Seekers And Skeptics Find Faith Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Augustine for Armchair Theologians Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Three Views on Christianity and Science Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhat's the Point of Theology?: Wisdom, Wellbeing and Wonder Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Philosophy Made Slightly Less Difficult: A Beginner's Guide to Life's Big Questions Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn't: The Beauty of Christian Theism Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How to Be an Atheist: Why Many Skeptics Aren't Skeptical Enough Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOur Secular Age: Ten Years of Reading and Applying Charles Taylor Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Doubter's Guide to Jesus: An Introduction to the Man from Nazareth for Believers and Skeptics Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Unapologetic: Why, Despite Everything, Christianity Can Still Make Surprising Emotional Sense Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Determined to Believe?: The Sovereignty of God, Freedom, Faith, and Human Responsibility Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Post Christian: A Guide To Contemporary Thought and Culture Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Why Is There Suffering?: Pick Your Own Theological Expedition Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Religion & Science For You
Return of the God Hypothesis: Three Scientific Discoveries That Reveal the Mind Behind the Universe Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5On the Mystery of Being: Contemporary Insights on the Convergence of Science and Spirituality Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Faith Unraveled: How a Girl Who Knew All the Answers Learned to Ask Questions Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Case for a Creator: A Journalist Investigates the New Scientific Evidence That Points Toward God Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Case for Miracles: A Journalist Investigates Evidence for the Supernatural Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Finding God in the Waves: How I Lost My Faith and Found it Again Through Science Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Genealogical Adam and Eve: The Surprising Science of Universal Ancestry Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/52084: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Darwin's Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Spiritual Brain: A Neuroscientist's Case for the Existence of the Soul Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Flip: Epiphanies of Mind and the Future of Knowledge Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The End of Faith Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Evolution of God Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Lost World of Adam and Eve: Genesis 2-3 and the Human Origins Debate Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Seeking Heaven: Sound Journeys into the Beyond Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Human Instinct: How We Evolved to Have Reason, Consciousness, and Free Will Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Great Dinosaur Mystery Solved: A Biblical View of These Amazing Creatures Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Determined to Believe?: The Sovereignty of God, Freedom, Faith, and Human Responsibility Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Why God Won't Go Away: Brain Science and the Biology of Belief Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Why Science Does Not Disprove God Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fearfully and Wonderfully: The Marvel of Bearing God's Image Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Seven Days that Divide the World, 10th Anniversary Edition: The Beginning According to Genesis and Science Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Age of AI: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5God and the Big Bang, (2nd Edition): Discovering Harmony Between Science and Spirituality Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Creator and the Cosmos: How the Latest Scientific Discoveries Reveal God Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Wonder of Creation: 100 More Devotions About God and Science Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Related categories
Reviews for Born to Wonder
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
4.5/5
2 ratings0 reviews