Additional Resources for Air for Mercury by Brenda Hillman

Air for Mercury For Further Reading

Barr, Stephen M., Modern Physics and Ancient Faith, University of Notre Dame Press, 2003.

While modern science is often used to disprove the idea of religious faith, Barr takes the unusual approach of using science to support this idea. His accessible book follows the concept that scientific disciplines such as quantum physics make more sense if one believes in a divine creator.

Berry, Matt, Post-Atheism: A Mechanist's Journey from Christian Materialism to Material Spirituality, 1st Books Library, 2001.

In its wide-ranging discussion of religion, Hillman's poem touches on the relationship between spirituality and things in modern society. In Berry's book, he proposes a post-atheistic type of spirituality that is also materialistic in nature.

Bolton, Lesley, The Everything Classical Mythology Book: Greek and Roman Gods, Goddesses, Heroes, and Monsters, from Ares to Zeus, Adams Media Corporation, 2002.

In Hillman's poem, she...
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