The epic journey of the Apostles was triggered by divine interventions into history—the resurrection/ascension of Jesus, and the outpouring at Pentecost of the Holy Spirit. As you read the story of Acts, you sense a narrative strongly shaped by providential patterns.) When, however, Western culture loses any sense of providence (whether classical or Christian), the world-as-theater metaphor breaks down into “a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.”330
