The Physics of Angels: Exploring the Realm Where Science and Spirit Meet

I enjoyed being like a fly on the wall listening in on a conversation between two very smart people discussing a topic I find interesting. They provide sometimes confusing quotes from great historical thinkers writing about angels, but then they make sense of what is said. I found their comments enlightening. I also enjoyed the summary about angels and the list of Bible quotes about angels given at the back of the book. I guess I didn't give it a 5 because it wasn't an exciting, can't-put-it-down kind of read, but I did find it interesting and informative, and I would buy it again. I wish these two great thinkers would write another book together. They make a great team!

“The Physics of Angels” by Matthew Fox and Rupert Sheldrake is an academic-style read which is not surprising given the title. The two authors use dialogue-technique between them to relax the writing style so that we do not feel that it is information overload.I thoroughly enjoyed it although some of the physics aspects I found a bit dry but then my study of science stopped at secondary school. Having said that, I couldn’t put the book down till I finished it.It deals with the existence and role of consciousness levels beyond the human realm, looking at new cosmology and old angelology.As examples of such discussions, the book references parallelisms between Thomas Aquinas, Dionysius The Areopagite, and Hildegard of Bingen. Modern evidence of angelic communication is exampled through the Irish peasant woman who has become an international figure, Lorna Byrne.Through these people the authors stress that “When you experience something, you do not have to believe in it any longer; it’s not a matter of belief but a matter of experience.” It becomes a matter of trusting your experience.The book goes through the evolution as to how and why society emphasised science and devalued mysticism. For example, when Angels stopped being powerful creatures and became chubby, baby-like cherubs.The galaxies with stars and planets are also addressed as are photons and their immortality. And where we fit in to all this.All making fascinating reading.

This book is really the record of a conversation between Rupert Sheldrake and Matthew Fox, and highlights writings by Dionysus, Aquinas and Hildegard on matters of religious belief relative to angels. Rupert Sheldrake is a careful and successful scientist who has never retreated from exploring matters that many scientists consider hogwash but in reality are well documented. Fox is an Episcopalian priest whose comments seem less open minded. The subjects spoken are illuminated by a willingness to consider not only the written word but experiences by people. Those who have interest in what angels are all about will find some help to a better understanding. Sheldrake's opinions are particularly appropriate to the Christian world as a whole. Many in the scientific community will find this book unacceptable by their own closed opinions.

I just started reading this but, at least so far, this is a very enjoyable read. The topic, spirituality meets science, is usually a subject that I find fascinating. I'm constantly on the look-out for another good & interesting book. There really aren't that many out there that I find enjoyable enough to spend my time and money on. So, I'm sure happy to have found this one! I'm giving this 4 1/2 stars (I can count on one hand the number of books I would give 5 stars to).

I found this book to be utterly fascinating, a Cambridge theoretical physicist and a theologian both arguing for the existence of angels from different ends of the knowledge spectrum.

It won't convince the scientists, but it is a really fascinating look at case histories, and then some of the places science might one day go with this. The source materials explored are quite obscure, but overall, it's a good read and gives you something more than the polarised views of most books on the subject.

Interesting as a discussion which attempts to link ancient perspectives to current scientific evidence and theories of the nature of the cosmos. Brings up correlations that are definitely worth wondering about. Personally, I don't feel that the book answered every question I continue to hold, but I'm encouraged that it presents evidence that others are questioning and considering possible expanded conceptualizations in the same general direction towards which I've also tended to drift.

This was an interesting read. I really enjoyed the "conversation" between the authors, but it often felt lopsided to Matthew Fox's voice, which sometimes came across as a cheerleader, or worse, " that's just what I wrote in my book *** ". As I fell further into the book, I really wanted to hear more from Rupert Sheldrake. Overall, a good look at Angels and they included good source material.

This is a fascinating little book. the existence of angels is assumed from the start, without a scintilla of corroborating evidence, and Bill Ockham keeps his razor folded away in a back pocket. I enjoyed it anyway. Matthew Fox's heart's in the right place, and Rupert Sheldrake is the kind of Anglican who thinks the sun is probably alive. What's not to love? Utterly bonkers, but perhaps no more so than what Sheldrake says about the photon, for which there is no shortage of corroboration. I read it like The Hunting of the Snark, and thoroughly enjoyed the ride.

This book opened my mind to an area of mysticism that I hadn’t previously explored. Please don’t dismiss this work as nonsense without even reading it. To tackle the problems that face our planet at this time in our evolutionary journey we need as much help as we can get. Just for a brief moment allow yourself to consider the rich living cosmology of the Middle Ages and touch it with your heart. Perhaps, just perhaps, you will benefit as I have done through reading this book. I heartily recommend it and look forward to making use of the ideas it has generated in my next novel.

A must read for any insideAngels: Exploring

Interesting but thin ground I would say.

I really didn't like the way that the book was presented as a discussion between the two authors and found it difficult to get into, so I gave up.