God’s World. No String Puppets

“Lee-Barker’s book brings us a superbly rendered account of Guardini’s religious philosophy of divine providence that speaks to our lives amid our twenty-first-century challenges. Informed by his personal and contextual settings, we are taken on a journey through his reflections, perceptively interpreted by the author, whose deep understandings open doors that enlighten our own existence today. Faith, trust, love, and grace are integrated in God’s will and wisdom for us as individuals and community.”


—Lee Parker, distinguished professor at RMIT University, Melbourne, and Glasgow University





“In God's World, No String Puppets, Jane Lee-Barker tells the story of the development of the doctrine of providence in the work of Romano Guardini. She presents this against the background of the emergence of Nazism, whose racial determinism Guardini resisted by establishing the vocation of the Christian over against the subtle contradictions of nature and creation, destiny and providence. I thoroughly recommend this important and highly accessible scholarly work, which remains relevant in today’s challenging times.”


—Cathy Thomson, principal at St. Barnabas College, Adelaide