I really enjoyed this book, I am not particularly religious myself, but the research and results that Ms Hamilton was able enough to raise furthers questions in my mind. Surely so many coincidents can not be haphazzard, but laid out with a purpose in mind. I look forward to trying to research some of people and works mentioned in this book.

Browse through a shelf of books that deal with science and theology and it’s highly likely that they will all be lengthy, indigestible tomes. What a pleasant surprise to read The Singing Silence. It’s pocket-sized, well-written and easy to read. Attractively presented with a glossy dust jacket and superior artwork, the main text takes up 39 pages (with 14 pages of endnotes that provide more information.)

Undoubtedly the wonders of God’s creation proclaim his handiwork. (Psalm 19: 1-3) Hamilton maintains that the patterns in nature are God’s silent hallmark. She particularly singles out the golden ratio—the mathematical proportion of 0.618 to 1—evident in sunflower spirals, the cross section of the nautilus shell, and the curve of a seahorse’s tail. Myriads of these examples were known to medieval man. But modern technology reveals even more amazing examples, e.g., the rings of the planet Saturn, the dimensions of the human chromosome and the foetus curled up in the womb. Hamilton suggests that this divine ratio reveals aspects of the very nature of God.

Along the way the reader can learn about the Pearl manuscript, Luca Pacioli’s treatise and the Endless Knot; and find out how Dan Brown, Carl Sagan, Noah’s Ark and Pythagorean mysticism impinge on the topic.

A thought provoking read is guaranteed.