How do we know things? How can we know God? Knowing is an activity that we are all involved in, all of the time. We don’t normally think about the act of knowing, but if we do, the question of what we know and how we know it becomes murky indeed. Longing to Know is a book about knowing: knowing how we know things, knowing how we know people, and knowing how we know God.

Knowing God is like knowing your auto mechanic, claims Esther Meek in this approachable and entertaining guide to the philosophy of knowledge. Ordinary acts of knowing are pervasive, and knowing God is just such an ordinary act of knowing. This message restores hope and confidence, as well as a sense of humility, adventure, and stewardship.

This book is for those who are considering Christianity for the first time, as well as Christians who are struggling with issues related to truth, certainty, and doubt. As such, it is a wonderful resource for evangelists, pastors, and counselors. Questions for reflection make it ideal for students of philosophy and all those wrestling with the questions of how we know.

With directness and a beguiling simplicity, Esther Meek takes the reader into the heart of the postmodern malaise regarding truth and knowledge not to linger there, but to emerge with a delightfully assured sense that knowing God is part of a real and unfolding relationship.This book is a tour de force.–David F. Wells, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

This is a splendid book about knowing. It is philosophically and theologically profound, but the writing is amazingly clear and enjoyable. Dr. Meek talks about car repairmen, frisbee games, 3-D puzzles, and marriage relationships. Then she integrates these illustrations and other observations into a powerful epistemological model. In her account, knowing is a part of everyday life. Dr. Meek therefore explores our common experience of trying to know and coming to know, of looking through clues in order to notice patterns. Knowing God is like this, she says. Her argument enables us to put doubt into perspective and to gain knowledge with confidence, if not necessarily with certainty.–John Frame, Reformed Theological Seminary