In previous ages, cultural myths and symbols provided fixed reference points by which people could readily locate themselves in time and space. By contrast, we in the 'post-modern' era often feel lost in a world whose reliable points of reference - God, church, society, sense of self - have all but disappeared. Drawing upon the diverse fields of literature, philosophy, comparative mythology, psychology, anthropology and physics, Gary Eberle provokes a hopeful response to the dilemmas of post-modern life.
