This is an interesting and studious book to some extent, even though the chapters are more a sort of short consideration of interesting and theologically challenging questions. Certainly as a theologically based philosophical exercise these are great studies and it is worth reading for this exercise of the mind alone to my way of thinking. I also think it would make a great chapter based weekly or monthly study for an indepth philosophy cafe style study group as well, as there are intriguing questions of weight put forward in this book, with lots to disagree with or perhaps even agree with. ~ Melanie Carroll, The Goodbookstall

With its firmness of thought and modesty of tone, God Is a Symbol of Something True is a captivating meditation on some of the dilemmas of the modern mind and spirit. If this is any indication of how the author seeks to nourish and stimulate the thoughts of his students in the classroom, then they are fortunate indeed. I came away from it both comforted and enlightened. ~ Dale Salwak, Ph.D., author of Teaching Life: Letters from a Life in Literature (2008), Wonders of Solitude, Anne Tyler as Novelist, Living with a Writer, Faith in the Family, and many others

Others have tried and failed to do what Jack Call succeeds in doing in this book, namely, to suggest thought-provoking answers to the most important of life’s questions, in a way accessible and appealing to those who describe themselves as nonreligious, as well as to those who consider themselves religious. Because of the compelling objections he gives to the standard version of Christianity, this book is just as, and perhaps even more, valuable to thoughtful committed Christians as it is to the nonreligious. I don’t think there has been a better stimulus to my own thinking recently than this book. Reading it provides meaningful joy. ~ Janice Daurio, Ph.D., Distinguished Faculty Chair and Philosophy Professor, Moorpark College; author of \"Is It Good to Be Bad? Immoralism in Narnia,\" in The Chronicles of Narnia and Philosophy

In God Is A Symbol Of Something True, Jack Call takes the proverbial baton from Alan Watts and argues in straightforward language how religion, or “true religion” as he calls it, must be understood as that which underwrites the very possibility of meaning; it is not, as many currently have cast it, a poorly conceived scientific hypothesis. True religion, Call argues, arises from something akin to reverence, the insight that there are incomprehensible forces at work beyond one’s control. Rooting his argument in classical texts, Western and Eastern, Call looks carefully at several important philosophical problems—for example, the mind-body problem, freewill and determinism, and personal identity—showing how true religion has dealt, and continues to deal, with each. Although perfect for the general reader (which is why I make the connection to the great Alan Watts), Call’s book is a scholarly work, and so is also for those readers interested in the traditional problems of philosophy of religion. No doubt, whether novice or expert, readers will enjoy this insightful and clearly written book! ~ Kurt Smith, Ph.D., Philosophy Professor, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, author of Matter Matters

In his new book, God is a Symbol of Something True, Jack Call confronts the deepest questions of human life. . . He explains the common core uniting religious believers and nonbelievers in the face of the mystery of existence. . . . Call shows that religious terms such as God, salvation and redemption have meaning and resonance for all human beings. There is thus no reason for secularists to ignore the wisdom and lessons of religion. ~ Bruce Ledewitz, Professor of Law, Duquesne University School of Law, author of American Religious Democracy (2007) and Hallowed Secularism (2009)