A Theory of Everything (That Matters)
A Brief Guide to Einstein, Relativity, and His Surprising Thoughts on God

I am not a physicist. But like many physicists, I barely understand Einstein and his theories if Special Relativity and General Relativity. And like most physicists, I know/knew even less about Einstein’s ideas about God. Alister McGrath has written a great introduction to Einstein’s contributions t......more

I love books that deal with the intersection of science, philosophy, and religion. In the first part of this book, Alister McGrath does a great job of summarizing Einstein's life and explaining his contributions to the fields of physics and cosmology. In the second part, McGrath explores Einstein's......more

Fascinating. Approachable.......more

I am not gonna lie, there are some parts in this book that are difficult for a non-scientist such as myself but taken as a whole I really appreciate what Alister McGrath tried to do here. I have read other works that attempt to pigeonhole Einstein into either the atheist or the believer camp and his......more

This is a small book, but it says a lot. A bit of a slow read, but it kept me interested the whole time. It’s not a biography, but more of an examination of Einstein that leads into a larger discussion. It explores many existential questions and I would recommend if that’s something you’re intereste......more