What an extraordinarily thought-provoking little book. Looking at what it means to be human and how a human being might live well, Williams asks, 'What is consciousness?', 'What is a person?', and examines the connections between bodies, minds, and thoughts; between faith and human flourishing; and between silence and human maturity. 'Humanity transfigured', the sermon enclosed as epilogue is a rather lovely way of pulling it all together. Williams pulls on science, philosophy, and theology throughout to paint a picture of a more expansive path forward, a more sustainable way of being human.