God the Invisible King by H.G. Wells
The novel explores a world where God has become invisible and humanity's spiritual lives are declining. The story follows a group of people who attempt to rediscover their faith in the face of this crisis. They form a community that seeks to understand and connect with the divine, but their efforts are met with skepticism and ridicule from those around them.
The narrative delves into themes of spirituality, morality, and the human condition, raising questions about the nature of God and humanity's relationship with the divine. The novel critiques modern society's emphasis on materialism and science, arguing that these pursuits have led to a decline in spiritual values.
Throughout the story, Wells explores the tension between reason and faith, highlighting the difficulties of reconciling scientific inquiry with spiritual experience. Ultimately, the novel presents a vision of a world where people must choose between their rational understanding of reality and their emotional need for transcendence.
By H.G. Wells · First published 1917 · Genre: Theology, Philosophy, Non-fiction · 46 chapters
Contents
- Modern Religion has no Founder
- Heresies are Misconceptions of God
- God is Courage
- The Scientific Atheist
- Modern Religion a Political Religion
- The Biological Equivalent of Sin
- The World Dawn
- Modern Religion has a Finite God
- Heresies of Speculation
- God is a Person
- Sacrifice Implies God
- The will of God
- What is Damnation?
- Convergent Religious Movements
- The Infinite being is not God
- God is not Magic
- God is Youth
- God is an External Reality
- The Crucifix
- Sin is not Damnation
- Can there be a True Church?
- The Life Force is not God
- God is not Providence
- When we Say God is Love
- Another Religious Materialist
- The Primary Duties
- The Sins of the Insane
- Organisations under God
- God is Within
- The Heresy of Quietism
- A Note on a Lecture by Professor Gilbert Murray
- The Increasing Kingdom
- Believe, and you are Saved
- The State is God's Instrument
- The Coming of God
- God does not Punish
- Religion as Ethics
- What is my Place in the Kingdom?
- God and the Nursery-Maid
- Adjusting Life
- The Children's God
- The Oath of Allegiance
- God is not Sexual
- The Priest and the Creed
- The Universalism of God
- God and the Love and Status of Women
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