Robert Nicastro
The Center for Christogenesis Online Magazine
Season 2 of Hunger for Wholeness Podcast is Live
Since the time of Aristotle, philosophers have reminded us that ideas shape actions, so it matters...
A Whiteheadian Response: The God of Persuasion
Question: “Please help me to further understand, I thought that God did not direct our lives. We...
What Is Open Theism?
By way of brief overview, open theism is a contemporary mode of theological discourse that is more...
Process, Prophecy, and the Theme of Justice: An Overlooked Relationship
In recent past, the prophetic corpus has gained renewed appreciation among Jews and Christians....
What is a Closed System?
Austrian biologist Ludwig von Bertalanffy was among the first in his guild to develop the concept...
Harnessing the Forces of Unification: Come Together, Stay Together
Question: “Can you explain the concept of “oneness”?” As one who passionately...
Love as the Energetic Power of Union
Q: “I read/hear much ‘about’ love, especially from C4C…but I have yet to hear/understand exactly what love ‘is’ other than an overwhelming affectation. Is it “not this, not that”?...
The Sinister Situation of Evil: Problem or Necessity?
Q: I try to understand evil itself – what is it? Brokenness from the biology of the human being, brokenness from the things that have happened sometimes before and sometimes after birth? I’m not finding the right...
Renewing Biblical Wisdom
Renewing Biblical Wisdom: A Brief Explication of John’s Prologue through the Lens of Evolution Question: “How to read the Gospel in light of evolution?” Robert: Jesuit polymath Pierre Teilhard de Chardin believed that...
Eucharist as Entanglement
Question: “I would like to understand more clearly the place of the Eucharist in relation to your effort of the relationship between science and faith.” Robert: It was the fifth-century philosopher-theologian...
Mind, Matter, and the Power of Evolution
“Consciousness is the mirror that the universe has evolved to reflect upon itself and in which its very existence is revealed” – Peter Todd + Question : “I heard Ilia talk about quantum entanglement on “Bible for...
Do Our Lives Matter to God? Does God’s Life Matter to Us?
Questions: “What a mystery suffering is! And why does a loving God allow it is a question that I struggle with all the days of my life. I continue to seek on a daily basis for an answer and all I get is a call to trust and...
Transhumanism or Ultrahumanism?
Transhumanism or Ultrahumanism? Q: Can you explain the problem, as you see it, with the movement towards the transhuman AI vs. the transhuman Christic. I I see this as an important area to reflect upon and to be aware of...
The Incarnation Is the Meaning and Purpose of Evolution
The Incarnation Is the Meaning and Purpose of Evolution Q: “It might be time to stop looking for a perfect God and awaken to an imperfect God, a God who is still becoming God precisely because God emptied Godself into...
Robert Nicastro is a Ph.D. student in the Theology and Religious Studies program at Villanova University who is specializing in the areas of Biblical Literature and Systematic Theology. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Psychology from Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania, and a Master of Arts in Theology from Saint Mary’s Seminary and University in Baltimore, Maryland. Robert’s research interests lie at the intersection of theology and artificial intelligence, neuroscience, and quantum physics.
What is God Today?
What is God Today? is an Center for Christogenesis video series featuring interviews with Ilia Delio on the meaning of the divine in the 21st century and what God is doing in our midst. Watch the Series
