He brings all of this enriching experience to focus in Come Down Zacchaeus, a pivotal book on Christian spirituality. As the church mo\res into the "age of the laity," Green helps us to understand what is distinctive about lay spirituality, reviews its historical roots and discusses its scriptural and conciliar support. His inspiring and encouraging writings provide a historical and theological foundation for "spirituality in the age of the laity" rooted in the universal call to holiness.
The laity, he emphasizes, is not called to live some distant and detached monastic life, but to live the gospel on the ground of their ordinary daily lives. Marriage, family, work-the whole way of life- "is spirituality." Green offers ideals and principles of lay spirituality, and suggests some ways of putting them into practice.
Come Down Zacchaeus has much to say to lay people, clergy and religious alike because the author elaborates the essential elements of any spirituality, dealing with theme is complementary ways of living out the one "call to holiness according to the gospel.