Where is God?: A Theology for the Here and Now, Volume One

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Andy Ross. Where is God?: A Theology for the Here and Now, Volume One

Where is God?

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Where is God in this Book?

Where is God in Creation?

Where is God in Suffering?

Where is God in Religion?

Where is God in My Life?

Where is God in the End?

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A Theology for the Here and Now

Volume One: An Introduction to Basic Concepts

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By altering our concept of time, we are better able to view creation from God’s perspective: eternity. Yet, eternity is not just now, it is here. Life expands and contracts as it is animated by God. The rate of this expansion (and contraction) is time. The relative distance between various aspects of creation is space. Just as the eternal now from which God creates does not change, neither does God’s orientation to what God creates. The here and now are both represented by the dot on the spiral view of time (Figure 3).

We are used to measuring space according to the position of our bodies in relation to other objects in creation. My body is in this location and your body is in that location. However, though our relative positions may differ according to the tool of measurement that we are using (inches, miles, light years, etc.), our experience of them originates in God’s eternal being, the here and now from which all life expands and to which all life returns (the dot).

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