"If you could explain to me the meaning of life before I close my eyes tonight, I would be content." This comment from Stine, a young Danish woman, sparked a conversation with her friend Mikael that would be the most important of her life. Based on actual e-mail correspondence between Mikael and Stine, Before I Close My Eyes offers powerful reassurance to believers and reason for pause to nonbelievers. Never preachy and always insightful, Mikael and Stine's conversations inspire readers of all stripes to ponder their beliefs about life, free will, and the existence of God.