"Are there mathematical proofs of God? Who are the great mathematicians who believed in a deity? Does numerology lead anywhere when applied to sacred literature? Pickover covers these and many other off-trail topics with his usual verve, humor, and clarity. And along the way the reader will learn a great deal of serious mathematics."--Martin Gardner, author of The Book of Visual Illusions   "Pickover has done it again, with a marvelously entertaining, historical romp through the unexpected connections between mathematics and mysticism."--Paul Hoffman, Discover magazine   "Clifford A. Pickover leads readers on a dazzling, lushly illustrated tour of the intersection of number and the numinous."-- Publishers Weekly  .