Divine Presence represents God’s choice to be with humanity without dominating or being absorbed by creation. This concept challenges both deistic separation of God from creation and pantheistic identification of God with creation, offering instead a non-competitive understanding where divine presence enables rather than competes with human agency. Grounded in biblical witness to God’s presence through covenant,
Incarnational Presence, and Spirit, divine presence addresses
Practical Atheism by emphasizing God’s active engagement with creation, challenges
Prosperity Materialism by redefining blessing as relationship rather than material success, and counters
Authoritarian Spirituality by demonstrating divine presence that enables rather than dominates human freedom.