"The notion, let alone the hope, of heaven has disappeared from most of our theology. In Unseen Existences, Brian Zahnd offers cynical and materialistic people a path to reclaiming and reimagining heaven as well as all that was and will be. I found this book to be deeply comforting without being fuzzy or saccharine or easily cross-stitched on a pillow. It's the kind of hope that generations of fellow Christians knew well and held in trust for our generation now. Hopeful and filled with wonder, this is a beautiful and robust theology of life as pilgrimage with a home waiting for us at the end."

-Sarah Bessey, author of Field Notes for the Wilderness and A Rhythm of Prayer

"In Unseen Existences, Brian Zahnd directs our eyes beyond the fractious cultural moment to our eternal hope—a hope glimpsed only through the thin veil. Here he names heaven as our true home and country of citizenship; he names our ineffable longing for the transcendent; and like a true shepherd, he names the difficulty of the journey on this side of eternity. All the while, he spares us the sentimentality and sensationalism that so often accompany books about heaven. Once again, Zahnd lands a bull's-eye."

-Michael John Cusick, author of Sacred Attachment and Surfing for God

"Brian Zahnd's intrepid spirit of adventure and curiosity leads him to the far reaches of the Christian landscape—some of which has become overgrown with weeds of neglect or dismissed by post-modern sensibilities—and then invites us to join him in exploring the hidden mysteries of faith. This book is a pilgrimage for hungry souls who long for a deepening intimacy with God. With his ever-fresh voice and keen insights, Brian takes what is old and familiar—even forgotten or discarded—and breathes new life into timeless truths, refashioning them, and thereby us, for a truer beauty."

-Eric E. Peterson, founding pastor of Colbert Presbyterian Church

"In our modern, materialistic age, the church needs to be re-enchanted: We need to remember that we are a people who live in light of unseen existences. In this thoughtful meditation, Brian Zahnd helps us to cultivate an imagination for what this re-enchantment looks like. This book is an invitation to not only believe more deeply but to walk more confidently in the hope of heaven. Read it and let your heart be kindled."

-Hannah Miller King, Anglican priest and author of Feasting on Hope

"In our lifetimes, ever-more-sophisticated microscopes and telescopes reveal once hidden wonders of exquisite beauty. But our technologies and materialist conceit cast a powerful spell. We forget that all we see is surrounded by an invisible realm of inconceivable glory that everywhere upholds and fills the visible. Pondering the great mysteries of existence and sharing stories of his encounters with the unseen, Brian Zahnd helps us recapture the awe of lost childhood and a longing for an as-yet-veiled kingdom called heaven and sets us on a pilgrim quest for the human God who leads us there."

-Kenneth Tanner, author of Vulnerable God