Mary Gerhart

A Matter of Waiting

Arts & Literature

“Informed by science, justice, and personal experience, A Matter of Waiting, by an acclaimed theologian, is brilliant poetry. After introductory poems of befitting gratitude to Gerard Manley Hopkins and homage to Wallace Stevens, Philip Hefner uses sprung rhythm and subtle rhyme to evoke the mysterious, the purposeful. By turns profound and profane, the book concludes ironically with the poem 'A Philosopher's Report.' Readers will want to keep this book close by for delight and persuasion.”

Where Have All the Heavens Gone?

Science & Faith

“This remarkable interdisciplinary study of Galileo's wide-ranging work includes chapters from the perspectives of philosophy and history, theology, physics, and mathematics. His achievements stand out in such scientific thought-experiments as those on time and mechanics and in his reflections on how science and religion are related, as recorded in his fascinating letter to the Grand Duchess Christina. The authors expertly convey and distill the contemporary significance of Galileo's experiments, inventions, and understandings.”