"Transcendent and immanent - these are not words of everyday speech. They are theological words that express a tension found in language about God. Transcendence expresses the sense that God is above, apart, divine. God is almighty, all knowing and eternal. By contrast, to say that God is immanent is to claim that God is closely united to creation, that God may be found and related to within creation. When we speak of God in personal terms as just, kind or loving, we are asserting the immanence of God. At first glance, these concepts may seem to conflict - how can God be both near and distant, personal and divine? In the Christian faith however, these very different truths are no longer contradictory."
In a recent commentary, Bishop Richard G. Henning, the bishop of the Diocese of Providence
(RI), reflected on the mystery of the Most Holy Trinity.
To access Bishop Henning's complete essay, please visit:
The State of Hope: Transcendent and Immanent (23 MAY 24)
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