Everywhere Present: Christianity in a One-Storey Universe
Overview
Have you ever referred to God as “the man upstairs”? Many Christians living in secular society have unwittingly relegated God and all things spiritual to the “second storey” of the universe: a realm we cannot reach except through death. Popular blogger and podcaster Father Stephen Freeman argues that this effectively banishes God from our everyday lives.
In Everywhere Present, Freeman makes a compelling case for becoming aware of God’s living and active presence in every moment of our lives. Learning to practice your Christian faith in a one-storey universe will change your life—and make possible the living, intimate relationship with God you’ve always dreamed of.
- Discusses the omnipresence of God
- Explores different views of God and his involvement in everday lives
- Presents an argument against an “upstairs” God
- The Shape of the Universe
- Sitting in a Cave at Mar Saba
- We Live in an Altar
- The God Who Is Not There
- Christian Atheism
- The Shape of a One-Storey Universe
- The Hallway at the End of the World
- A Room with a View
- The Literal Truth
- The Mystery of Persons
- A Life of Careful Devotion
Top Highlights
“I have here introduced the notion of ‘practical atheism,’ meaning by it that, although a person may espouse a belief in God, it is quite possible for that belief to be so removed from everyday life that God’s nonexistence would make little difference.” (Page 48)
“When a man ceases to believe in God, it is not so much that he believes in nothing, as it is that he is willing to believe in anything.” (Page 11)
“My success or failure in my spiritual life is not my private business, but the concern of a great cloud of witnesses. Neither are they watching only as disinterested bystanders. They urge us on and support us with their prayers.” (Page 19)
“The truth of creation and its relationship to man and God are revealed to be what they truly are: the communion of heaven and earth.” (Page 33)
“That principle is simply this: We do not know or experience anything in general—only in particular” (Page 39)
- Title: Everywhere Present: Christianity in a One-Storey Universe
- Author: Stephen Freeman
- Publisher: Ancient Faith
- Print Publication Date: 2010
- Logos Release Date: 2013
- Pages: 110
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Christian life
- Resource ID: LLS:VRYWHRPRSNTCHRS
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T21:06:37Z