Abstract
This essay draws upon a well-established theological vision of the Spirit as “God in-between” to develop two ongoing conversations concerning the locus of the contemporary spiritual quest The first section, “Life between Father and Son”, introduces von Balthasar's idea that the Spirit both holds open and bridges over the Father-Son relationship, thereby securing a place for the world in God. The second section, “Life between Friday and Sunday”, relates this picture of the Spirit to a discussion that suggests life in the world after the Shoah is situated on Holy Saturday (the “day between”). The third section, “Life between a rock and the deep blue sea”, utilises the above framework to indicate an alternative to the predominant view that the locus for the Australian spiritual quest is either at the centre (the desert) or on the margins (the sea).
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