Jeanette Winterson says in part:
When I found that space is curved I found science. Curved space as a metaphor is not new; Jakob Boehme, Teresa of Ãvila, St John of the Cross, are only three of the religious mystics who expressed an ecstatic unprovable intuition of curved space ”” God himself curving through it. Contrary to the rigorous doctrinal dualism of opposites ”” good/bad, black/white, straight/curved ”” here was a Creator who was bending it. Later, the sense of God lodged in Man looks much more beautiful as double-helix DNA. The elegant curving movements of micro-man and the macro-universe carry a deep satisfaction.
I love the idea of curved space. I do not like straight lines. Every so often we have a mania for Roman roads, or terraced houses, or the verticals of tall buildings or the grid of a planned city. We like straightening things out. But the curve creeps back in. Even the fashion industry can’t get rid of it.
Our youth group saw/listened to this awesome DVD the other day. I cannot recommend it highly enough:
Lennox/McGrath, [i]Science and the God Question[/i].
These two are among the very best in the world frankly!