Thoughts on the nature of God
"St. Paul tells us that we cannot imagine what the world to come is like. [*] To which I reply, 'You are right, Paul of Tarsus, as usual. But there is no law against trying to imagine -- which is what I have done in this story. Moreover, we can not help but imagine.'
Such imaginations involve imaging what God is like. Therefore in this story, in the dialogue between Pete Kane and the One, I speculate about what God is like. I believe firmly and confess gladly that in this conversation I have underestimated the mercy and love of God -- and also his wit. There is no way that one can comprehend the ineffable, as much as humans try. Along with St. Therese, however, I believe that God is nothing but mercy and love and the more we reflect on that, the better off we will be."
Andrew M. Greeley in a "Note" at the beginning of his novel, Home for Christmas
c. 2009 by Andrew M. Greeley Enterprises, Ltd.
A Forge Book
Published by Tom Doherty Associates, LLC
Father Andrew M. Greeley, a Catholic priest and sociologist, is an Honary Senior Fellow at the University of Ireland in Dublin. He divides his time between teaching at the University of Chicago and the University of Arizona at Tuscon. (back flyleaf of Home for Christmas)
[*] The author is referring to Near Death Experiences
Such imaginations involve imaging what God is like. Therefore in this story, in the dialogue between Pete Kane and the One, I speculate about what God is like. I believe firmly and confess gladly that in this conversation I have underestimated the mercy and love of God -- and also his wit. There is no way that one can comprehend the ineffable, as much as humans try. Along with St. Therese, however, I believe that God is nothing but mercy and love and the more we reflect on that, the better off we will be."
Andrew M. Greeley in a "Note" at the beginning of his novel, Home for Christmas
c. 2009 by Andrew M. Greeley Enterprises, Ltd.
A Forge Book
Published by Tom Doherty Associates, LLC
Father Andrew M. Greeley, a Catholic priest and sociologist, is an Honary Senior Fellow at the University of Ireland in Dublin. He divides his time between teaching at the University of Chicago and the University of Arizona at Tuscon. (back flyleaf of Home for Christmas)
[*] The author is referring to Near Death Experiences