In Search of the Divine

“We have a great need for a light that will illuminate a pathway to experiencing the transcendent. Whether John Powers has discovered and articulated that light is yet to be determined, but it is clear that he has made a great start and has cleared away much of the underbrush that gets in the way.”

—Carl Schiffman, off-Broadway playwright and author



“With humor, precision, and insight, scientist and pastor John Powers sweeps away some of the debris of institutional religion and helps provide a bridge between simple and mature religious faith.”

—Helen Beglin, pastor, writer, storyteller, and former Moderator of Elizabeth Presbytery



“Powers’s exploration into the divine embarks on a journey that will produce fruit for the orthodox devotee and the entrenched skeptic. . . . The ever-earnest investigator, Powers invites the settled believer to reassess the ground of their faith while at the same time forcing the ardent atheist to acknowledge that the quest for the divine is patently one of the most enduring human things we can do.”

—Thomas Evans, Senior Minister, Brick Presbyterian Church, New York City