"The minister gently guided my mother away from the grave to a waiting car. I moved behind them in a grim stupor. I was confused. I was hurt. I was angry. One question pierced my soul, a question destined to become an obsession for me; it would soon emerge in my life as a single holy passion. Like Ahab in mad pursuit of an albino whale, I was stricken with a maniacal desire to find out: Who are You, God? And why do You do the things you do?" Sproul's search for ultimate truth led him to a personal encounter with the living God. In The Character of God this brilliant theologian illuminates, illustrates and inspires readers to discover for themselves the magnificence of God's character and being, His power and personality.