One of my favorite authors, Mailer is a major American writer. Mailer is not considered a spiritual writer, nor a spiritual figure. I am fascinated, however, with his views.
The main idea about God that Mailer reiterates throughout his book, and the most significant point of the book, is that God is a Creator, but one that is still evolving. I like that. Mailer considers that we are developing with God and, because of this, He needs us as much as we need Him. Perhaps Mailer’s view is egocentric, but he may be right.
If we are still progressing, why wouldn’t our Creator be doing the same? Why wouldn’t we reflect all aspects of our Creator? That certainly is implied in Step One: Everything is Connected of my work Do It Yourself Guide to Spirituality: Seven Simple Steps.
I like Mailer’s description of humans as “not finished,” as if we were a story being written. He makes the concept of “Creator” real. Rather than some almighty force, God becomes a more understandable artist molding his creations as He Himself changes. Yes, that is what an artist does; why would God be different?
"The point is that the purpose of life may be to find higher and better
questions. Why? Because what I believe—this is wholly speculative
but important to me—is that we are here as God’s work, here to
influence His future as well as ours" (75).
Mailer, Norman with Michael Lennon. On God: An Uncommon Conversation. New York: Random, 2007
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