Summary
Philip K. Dick: The Penetration of the Divine
The Penetration of the Divine is one of Philip K. Dick's works that deals with religious phenomena, in a specific and philosophically eclectic way. The plot follows colonist Herb Asher, whose peaceful life on a distant planet disturbs the deity by asking him to help a sick neighbor, who is carrying a perfectly conceived fetus. In this book, Dick asks the question: What if God - or the entity we perceive as such - actually exists, but is in exile all the time? Reflections on major philosophical and religious themes, such as the question of the origin of evil and suffering in the material world, as well as Gnostic questions about the limits of knowledge, in The Penetration of the Divine are imbued with subtle allegory and a complex but coherent plot.
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