What are angels? Many people believe in angels, but few can define these enigmatic spirits. Now visionary theologian Matthew Fox and acclaimed biologist Rupert Sheldrake--pioneers in modern religious thinking and scientific theory--launch a groundbreaking exploration into the ancient concept of the angel and restore dignity, meaning, and joy to our time-honored belief in these heavenly beings.

Their guides on this journey: voices of classical religious thought--including the great Christian mystics and the Bible itself--and startling of modern physics and socmology. Their discovery: Angels are far greater and more pwerful beings than we ever knew, and our belief in them can revolutionize our lives and have profound implications for the future.