{"product_id":"mystery-of-black-fire-white-bruce-friedman-9781491712085","title":"Mystery of Black Fire, White Fire: Science, Kabbalah, and the Question of Beginnings","description":"\u003cp\u003eFaith forms the foundation of both science and religion. In Mystery of Black Fire, White Fire, author Bruce Friedman uses this thought as a springboard for a discussion of the commonalities existing between these two realms, particularly with regard to cosmology and the origins of the universe. Mystery of Black Fire, White Fire provides a contemplation of the Creation and begins by offering an understanding of the basic principles of both Judaism and science. The \"mysticism\" of kabbalah with its inclusion of creation from nothing among its other features is found to grapple with issues that science could only start to properly address in the twentieth century. Combining the tools and knowledge of science with those of Judaism, Friedman shows that new avenues of thought and revelation can be found. But he also communicates that with all of the resources of science and religion available to humanity, the resolution of the basic mystery of creation, with which kabbalah concerns itself, remains elusive.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Praise for Mystery of Black Fire, White Fire\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \"'What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?' a writer of antiquity famously asked. Or as we might put it today, what has modern science to do with the Torah? This fascinating and erudite book, combining great scientific and theological sophistication, gives us the answer.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e-Stephen M. Barr, physics professor at the University of Delaware and author of Modern Physics and Ancient Faith\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bruce Friedman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1491712082\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781491712085\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Bruce Friedman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43936212451583,"sku":"9781491712085","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_93ca0469-e9a0-49b3-9e78-767b7f89a506.jpg?v=1681424244","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mystery-of-black-fire-white-bruce-friedman-9781491712085","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}