Abstract
Goodenough has written a very interesting and very readable book. In twelve chapters, each ending with reflections or meditations, she describes biological facts. At the end of the first chapter, she confesses that Deism does not work for her since she can only think of a creator in human terms. A God creator would spoil her covenant with Mystery. Thus, she can use Christian hymns and Lao Tzu’s writing in the same breath. At the end of chapter four, she describes a baptismal service and concludes that she is in charge of her own emergence. In the reflections of chapter eight, she writes: "Each crucifix calls us to the pathos of Christ. Each image of the Buddha invokes a reflective serenity." For her all religions are on the same level.