Histories of the Hidden God
Book Description
Throughout Western spiritual traditions, a profound paradox emerges: the divine presence that simultaneously reveals and conceals itself. While conventional religious thought often portrays God as an accessible creator and guide, an equally powerful current runs beneath the surface, speaking of a deity who deliberately withdraws from human perception.
Grant Adamson's "Histories of the Hidden God" traces this compelling tension across centuries of spiritual inquiry. The work examines how mystics, Gnostics, and esoteric thinkers have grappled with a fundamental question: How do we seek what intentionally remains beyond our reach?
Drawing from antiquity through contemporary times, this exploration reveals three interconnected dimensions of the hidden divine. First, it investigates why and how God chooses concealment, examining the spiritual significance of divine withdrawal. Second, it follows humanity's persistent quest to bridge the gap between the accessible and the unknowable, tracing the methods and motivations of those who seek the concealed sacred. Finally, it explores moments when the hidden becomes revealed, examining how sages and artists have attempted to make the inaccessible divine available to human understanding.
For spiritual seekers wrestling with questions of divine presence and absence, this scholarly yet accessible work offers insight into one of Western spirituality's most enduring mysteries. It illuminates how the very hiddenness of the divine has inspired centuries of mystical pursuit and creative expression.
Who Is This For?
📖 Reading Level: Medium (200-400 pages) (~10 hours)
📄 Length: 368 pages
What You'll Discover
- ✓ Explore God, history of doctrines
- ✓ Explore Christianity
- ✓ Explore Histoire des doctrines
- ✓ Explore God
- ✓ Explore God (Christianity)
- ✓ Explore Hidden God
- ✓ Explore Gottesvorstellung
- ✓ Explore Deus absconditus
