Religion

One of the major themes throughout the book is the revelation and appreciation of Religion or Spiritual truth, exemplified by the suggested actions of the Keeper of the Earth as he/she/it tries to guide the disparate tribes of humanity to live in harmony with the other intelligent races of Earth, the Diggers and the Sky People.

While it is not called Religion, but 'teachings' in the Saga of the Homecoming, spiritual wisdom plays a constant role as each character reviews whether they are acting according to the teachings and the Will of the Keeper of Earth, or whether they are deviating from it. In particular, we see Mon 's character coming into conflict as he struggles with the idea of the god-like figure of the Keeper of Earth, believing a childlike version of it/her/him before disbelieving in the Keeper, but constantly being reminded by...