Acknowledgements ix
Introduction 1(18)
PART ONE God and the Search for Meaning
1 The Meaning-Seeking Animal
19(20)
2 In Two Minds
39(18)
3 Diverging Paths
57(21)
4 Finding God
78(23)
PART TWO Why It Matters
5 What We Stand to Lose
101(1)
6 Human Dignity
101(27)
7 The Politics of Freedom
128(16)
8 Morality
144(19)
9 Relationships
163(19)
10 A Meaningful Life
182(27)
PART THREE Faith and Its Challenges
11 Darwin
209(24)
12 The Problem of Evil
233(16)
13 When Religion Goes Wrong
249(18)
14 Why God?
267(25)
Epilogue: Letter to a Scientific Atheist 292(11)
Notes 303(24)
For Further Reading 327(24)
Appendix: Jewish Sources on Creation, the Age of the Universe and Evolution 351