“Part dialogue, part reverie, part dream, this unique book is an intellectual and spiritual ascent that opens endless vistas that will leave the reader forever changed.”―STEPHEN M. BARR, emeritus, University of Delaware
“Martin Nowak’s Within is not merely a book to be read, but a journey to be lived—a testament to the grandeur of creation and the inexhaustible depths of divine mystery.”―SANTIAGO SCHNELL, University of Notre Dame
“Seldom is scientific brilliance coupled with poetic virtuosity, but Martin Nowak is that rare combination. His Within should help convince a new generation that empirical knowledge and religious faith are not at odds.”―TIMOTHY P. JACKSON, Emory University
“Within escorts the reader to a realm of Platonic idealism and Christian sanctity where mathematics, science, philosophy, and theology converge in a unique vision of divine and human love.”―SARAH COAKLEY, emerita, University of Cambridge
“Through an extended dialogue, Within weaves together evolution and mathematics, science and Platonic Forms, naturalism and God. The result is like nothing I have ever read before.”―MARTIN PUCHNER, Harvard University
“Within offers a compelling account of how mathematics and biology lead to God, fused with spiritual meditations on Divine Love that are astonishingly beautiful and profoundly moving.”―ANDREW LOKE, Hong Kong Baptist University
“Within is a beautiful contemplation of the evolution of the soul toward God—the guiding teacher within, who is infinite Love. It is philosophy and prayer, as well as poetry.”―JOSEPH LAPORTE, Hope College
“Martin Nowak’s elegant style blends narrative suspense with poetic metaphor, taking readers on a journey of profound scientific discovery and deep religious contemplation.”―MIRELA OLIVA, University of St. Thomas, Houston
“Reminiscent of Teresa of Ávila’s Interior Castle and Thérèse of Lisieux’s Story of a Soul, this is not just a book to be read, but a path to be walked.”―PHILIP CLAYTON, Claremont School of Theology