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Unseen Existences

Of Heaven, Earth, and the Divine Mystery in All Things

Narrated by Brian Zahnd

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Pub Date May 19 2026 | Archive Date May 14 2026

RBmedia | Christian Audio


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Description

Have we forgotten heaven?

For too long, the conversation about heaven has been caught between two extremes. On one hand, there is the shallow "escapist" theology that reduces salvation to a reservation for the afterlife, unconcerned with God's good earth or issues of justice in the world.

On the other hand, many of us have overcorrected, hyperfocusing on the here and now and losing sight of the spiritual reality beyond―a fatal mistake if our Christianity is to have a compelling message in the twenty-first century. Our faith must once again speak confidently and humbly about the reality of the spiritual world―the reality of unseen existences. In Unseen Existences, you'll find

  • a fresh way of looking at heaven that pushes back against extremes,
  • a vision for life as a pilgrimage to our true home in heaven and union with God, and
  • encouragement to persevere through the injustices of this world with hope.

Unseen Existences will help you renew your faith, expand your perspective, and re-embrace the divine mystery of heaven. Though life can be uncertain and unjust, our pilgrimage is preparing us for the world to come, where we will see Christ face-to-face.

Have we forgotten heaven?

For too long, the conversation about heaven has been caught between two extremes. On one hand, there is the shallow "escapist" theology that reduces salvation to a...


Advance Praise

"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 realmof 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

"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

"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...


Available Editions

EDITION Other Format, Unabridged
ISBN 9781545932865
PRICE $15.99 (USD)
DURATION 6 Hours