Center for Christogenesis

Teilhard's Omega Point: Does Evolution Have Direction?
2024-11-13 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Online
Jesuit scientist Pierre Teilhard de Chardin proposed a cosmic vision of evolution governed by the principle of Omega. Confusion around his use of this symbol has led to speculative ideas, including a terminal point of evolution.
In this talk, Ilia will explore Teilhard’s notion of Omega as a governing principle of increasing complexity and consciousness, accompanied by increasing spirit and the energy of love. The Omega principle provides a framework to discuss a possible direction of evolution.
How to participate?

Join Steve McIntosh’s Zoom group – the Zoom group is a monthly forum on the evolution of consciousness and culture. Steve and his guests focus on philosophy, politics, spirituality, and related topic of intellectual interest to the group. Through conversation and fellowship, we’re building a free cultural space for the exploration of integral consciousness.

Healing Our Collective Pain with Sheri Kling (Session 1/2)
2024-11-12 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Online
Healing Our Collective Pain: Worldviews, Dreamwork, and Transformation
This is a two-part workshop with Sheri Kling on November 12 and 19 at 7PM ET. One registration grants access to both sessions.
We are a fragmented people in deep pain. In the West – and especially in the United States – we are divided societally, as evidenced in our political polarization and the rise of hate groups, we are divided interpersonally as evidenced in increasing loneliness and isolation, and we are divided intrapersonally, as is evidenced by the exploding usage of antidepressants and the correlation between early adverse childhood experience and adult suffering and illness.
Every day the world seems to tell us that we are isolated individuals struggling to matter, to belong, and to change our negative experiences. If we are to move toward wholeness societally, interpersonally, and intrapersonally, neither religion nor psychological theory and practice are enough because the very worldview that we are swimming in as a culture – materialistic dualism – is a major reason for the splitting we experience. Could there be a way to look at both cosmos and psyche that promotes wholeness rather than separation?
Whether the topic is politics, racism, or climate change and environmental destruction, the hard truth is that we cannot effect a change in the popular imagination with facts and reason alone. In this workshop, Sheri D. Kling will offer new ways to look at both cosmos and psyche and show how a spiritual practice of dream work can be an embodied, transformational practice that reveals a Reality that shows us that we matter, we belong, and we can experience positive change.
Agenda
Tuesday, November 12, Session 1: Worldviews, Fragmentation & Integration – in this session we’ll discuss the problem of fragmentation, the worldviews that seem to foster it, and introduce the integrating resources available from the thinking of Alfred North Whitehead and Carl Gustav Jung.
Tuesday, November 19, Session 2: Dreams & Transformation – in this session we’ll explore dream work as an embodied spiritual practice for transformation and how dreams may actually be encounters with God in the world and in our lives.
About the Speaker
Sheri D. Kling, Ph.D., is the director of Process & Faith with the Center for Process Studies and interim minister of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Bradenton, FL. Sheri earned her Ph.D. in Religion: Process Studies from Claremont School of Theology and her MATS from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. She is a theologian, songwriter, and spiritual teacher who draws from wisdom and mystical traditions, relational worldviews, depth psychology, and the intersection of spirituality and science to help people find meaning, belonging, and transformation. Sheri is a faculty member of the Haden Institute, adjunct faculty with Claremont School of Theology, and the author of A Process Spirituality: Christian and Transreligious Resources for Transformation as well as a contributor to several other books. She regularly delivers dynamic “Music & Message” presentations to groups, and offers courses, concerts, and spiritual retreats. Sheri may be found online at sherikling.com.

The Unfinished God in a Techno-Driven Universe presented by WCCM
2024-10-29 19:30 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Online
Technology is our fastest evolver today and it is radically changing our world. In centuries past, religion dominated culture because it stabilized society and advocated norms of unity.
Has technology come to replace religion in our own time?
I will explore how technology and religion share the same root source, the unbounded fields of infinite potential, the ground of which is God.
If we cannot imagine that religion takes shape in technology, then we have eliminated the religious depth dimension of the most significant development in human becoming.
Visit link for costs and timing.
This is a partner event with WCCM Meditation & Community

Ilia Delio at Theology Beer Camp
2024-10-17 08:00 - 2024-10-19 17:00 (America/New_York)
Ilia Delio keynote speaker at Theology Beer Camp
From our friends at Homebrewed Christianity:
What is Theology Beer Camp? Imagine the intellectual rigor of a TED conference fused with the lively spirit of youth-group-like fun! Camp is for those passionate about theology, offering space to explore and discuss deep theological questions in an engaging, informal setting. Learn from keynote speakers like Ilia Delio, Brian McLaren, Diana Butler Bass, and John Thatamanil. Meet your favorite God-Pods (theological podcast hosts) and enjoy live podcasts, games, and activities. Attendees have the unique chance to learn and connect with fellow theology nerds, all while savoring excellent beer and food. Interested? Join us this October 17-19 in Denver, Colorado. Tickets are available at theologybeer.camp.

Evolution in Divine Love with Swami Padmanabha
2024-10-01 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Online
October webinar with Swami Padmanabha
Evolution in Divine Love: The Eternal Becoming of God, Soul, and Matter
According to Gaudiya Vaishnavism, divine love is a force of constant expansion which surely affects God, who is love personified. A God affected by ever-evolving love becomes equally ever-evolving, thus dismantling outdated paradigms of a changeless and static Absolute. In turn, this invites each of us to a never-ending and awe-inspiring journey of perpetual development, under the influence of an ever-fresh love and an ever-fresh God fallen in love. Since reality exists as a holarchy of interconnected wholes, even matter becomes entangled in this sacred equation. Based on the Gaudiya Vaishnava perspective but also drawing from other wisdom traditions, this presentation explores the “ever-evolvingness” of love, God, soul, and matter, and how embracing such a dynamic perspective of life can influence and transform both our lives and the world we live in.
Swami Padmanabha is a monk, theologian, and scholar within the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism. For over twenty-five years, he has traveled extensively, delivering lectures at universities, conferences, ashrams, churches, and institutions worldwide. Fluent in English and Spanish, Swami is the author of hundreds of articles and two books, published in multiple languages and praised by both academics and practitioners. Additionally, Swami hosts The Free Radical Podcast, where he engages in conversation with guests from diverse disciplines.

Returning Religion to the Prophetic with Ilia Delio
2024-09-06 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Online
As we move into a presidential election in the US, we see the role of religion transformed into a powerful political tool. What happens when religion is emptied out of its primal meaning and becomes replacement therapy for anger, anxiety and existential fear? Teilhard de Chardin had a vision of deep hope, rooted in the dynamic process of religion and evolution. He returns religion to the place of the mystical, the dynamic in-breaking of new being. We will explore a renewed meaning of Teilhard’s vision of religion and evolution in a world that seems to be out of control, and our role in bringing about a more just and unified world.
Special two-hour presentation (New York EDT).
Every registration will receive a copy of the webinar recording within two weeks of the event.

LIVESTREAM: "Unlocking the Future: Teilhard de Chardin Meets Artificial Intelligence"
2024-08-25 16:00 (America/New_York) | Online
A partner event
Are you ready to explore the cosmos of thought and technology? Dive into a fascinating journey with Ilia Delio as she delves into Pierre Teilhard de Chardin’s visionary work hosted by Tripp Fuller.
Discover how his groundbreaking ideas illuminate our understanding of the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence. Whether you’re a tech enthusiast, a philosophical explorer, or simply curious about the intersection of faith and science, this conversation promises to be an illuminating experience you won’t want to miss!

Making the Choice for a Deeply Personal God with Ilia Delio
2024-06-03 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Online
Is Christianity unique among world religions? Is it a secular religion compared to other transcendent religious paths? Does Christianity depart from axial religions and form a new trajectory of religious consciousness? This talk will focus on Christianity as a mutation of consciousness, a breakthrough in awareness of the experience of God. We will focus on the stories of Jesus of Nazareth, his experience of God, and the human person as the tabernacle of divinity. The ideas of Carl Jung and Teilhard de Chardin on individuation and personalization will be discussed, and the relationship between religion and evolution will be engaged. It is time to consider that Christianity was never meant to be a new institutional religion but the depth and meaning of personal and collective consciousness. That is, Christianity is a religion of evolution.

Artificial Wisdom and Intelligence presented by WCCM
2024-05-23 19:30 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Online
WCCM has invited Ilia Delio for a round table discussion on May 23, 2024.

Ilia will join Bishop Rowan Williams, British theologian and former Archbishop of Canterbury and Peter Russell, a leading thinker on consciousness and contemporary spirituality, at an upcoming event on May 23 with the World Community Christian Meditation organization. They will explore Artificial Intelligence and the practical implications of a new integrated intelligence.

Ilia Delio at The Voice of the Feminine
2024-04-13 09:00 - 2024-04-14 10:30 (America/New_York) | Online
S. Ilia will be a featured guest at Aspen Chapel’s 2024 Mini Retreat Program, “The Voice of the Feminine.” Full programming begins in February and continues into the spring. For more details or to contact the organizer please visit the event website.
From our friends at Aspen Chapel:
Last year we offered you a ‘Speaker Program’. The series brought modern mystics to the chapel, to share their wisdom.
This year we wanted to expand the idea into more of a ‘retreat’. To that end we will be offering a more ‘holistic’ approach, enabling you to you take time out of your life and put yourself in an environment to re-evaluate and refresh. We will be offering meditation at the start of each day, yoga at lunchtime and healthy plant based snacks with our teas and coffees.
We are also encouraging you to join us for a potluck lunch – inviting you to bring a salad, or some other offering, to share with others.
Each event will be a chance to form a small community for that weekend and get to know new people, as well as being exposed to the wisdom of our visiting facilitators.
The events will run a little earlier than last year, giving people more time at the end of the day. We will start on the Saturday at 9.00am MT and have a lunch break at 11.30- 12.30. The day will finish at 3pm.
On each of the Sundays we will be joined by the Aspen Chapel Community as we gather at 9.30am. There will be an hour together with Q&A to integrate the weekend. We will then have a reception afterwards. This Sunday portion is free and open to all. The Saturday Retreats are all $80, with the live streaming cost set at $65. There are substantial reductions for subscribing to more of the events.
The program will be introduced on February 1st 6-8pm by Rabbi Shira Stutman, who is working with our friends at the Aspen Jewish Congregation. She will be talking about ‘Gender and the Divine – He/She/It/Them/They?’ Click here for details
This is followed by:
Cynthia Bourgeault (February 17th)
Ilia Delio (April 13th)
Heather Vesey (April 27th)
Susan Aposhyan (May 18th)
(Click on each of the names to go to their pages.)
Once again, the events will be both ‘in person’ and ‘online’ with substantial discounts for booking all 4 main speakers. There is also a 15% ‘Early Bird’ discount if you book before January 1st 2024. Just enter the code RETREAT24.
To book places, click here
We hope you will feel able to be a part of this program. If you have any questions, do get in touch by clicking here.
Click here to download the full brochure.

ORTLINE 2024
2024-02-22 10:00 - 2024-02-24 19:00 (America/New_York) | Online
From our friends at the Center for Open and Relational Theology:
This three-day online Zoom conference, hosted by Thomas Jay Oord, Jonathan Foster, and Jason Tripp features authors recently published in the field of open and relational theology. More than 20 books are featured, each of which receives an hour of exploration and discussion!
Authors include Ronald Allen, Chad Bahl, Natalya Cherry, Bob Cornwall, Jason Clark, John B. Cobb, Jr., Ulrick Dam, Andrew Davis, Russ Dean, Ilia Delio, Bruce Epperly, Mark Feldmeir, Jonathan Foster, Tripp Fuller, Mark Karris, Matthew LoPresti, Brian Macallan, Bradford McCall, Eleanor O’Donnell, Thomas Jay Oord, Andre Rabe, Andrew Schwartz, Marjorie Suchocki, Roger Wolsey, and Deanna Young.
We realize conference attendees will not be able to participate every hour of the conference. So audio recordings will be available to those who register to download for 90 days after the conference. This means 20+ hours of listening to world-changing ideas!
Register now and receive the conference online links in an email prior to the event.

God 2.0: Pantheism and Quantum Reality
2023-12-01 - 2023-12-03 | Online
This event is past. Click here to purchase recordings of this series.
Can God be updated? Classic theism would say, absolutely not! But God is an incomprehensible mystery and our approach to the mystery is shaped by ways of knowing the real, a type of knowledge that cannot be fixed or located in any one age. We will explore how science, culture and scripture can help us appreciate a wider, more expansive understanding of God in ways that empowers us to creatively contribute to the wholeness we seek.

Whitehead & Teilhard: Convergence, Divergences, Integrations
2023-09-21 - 2023-09-23 | Villanova Inn @ Villanova University, 601 County Line Rd, Wayne, PA, 19807, United States
The respective work of Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947) and Pierre Teilhard De Chardin (1881-1955) continue to inspire distinctive trajectories in modern process philosophy and theology. Although contemporaries for a time, both men were unable to benefit from each other’s vast visions of reality. Yet a shared indebtedness to Bergson’s temporal metaphysics and a commitment to incorporate new advances of the sciences—evolutionary biology and quantum and relativity theory in particular—would stimulate deeply resonant vectors in their thought. Nevertheless, Whitehead and Teilhard continue to be studied largely independent of each other’s contributions. The time has come to fill this scholarly lacuna with deliberate efforts aimed at creative mutual transformation. What results when Whitehead and Teilhard meet? What do they each offer the other such that a mutual deepening might take place? This conference draws together Whitehead and Teilhard scholars to advance the possibilities and relevance of process philosophy and theology through an integrative encounter between these two foundational figures.

Christianity, Ecology, and the Unity of All Things
2023-08-21 16:00 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | Online
A Zoom Conversation with Mark Wallace

A new but ancient vision of the world, where Spirit enfleshes itself within everything that grows, walks, flies, and swims on Earth.
Drawing on the Christian tradition of the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove, as well as beliefs of Indigenous and non-Western spiritual communities, eco-theologian Mark Wallace will explore a vision of God in all things through a new but ancient vision where Spirit enfleshes itself within everything that grows, walks, flies, and swims on Earth.
Appearing as a winged creature at the time of Jesus’ baptism, the Holy Spirit of the New Testament signals a kind of “Christian animism”—the deep grounding of original faith in the unity of all created things: divine life and birdlife, divinity and animality, spirit and flesh. We will ask whether a recovery of natural divinity in Christian thought can enable faith today to return to its original vision and encourage us to restore our living planet.

Revelation in an Emerging Universe: Faith, Science, and Pastoral Ministry
2023-07-26 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-07-19 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-07-12 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Online
Revelation in an Emerging Universe:
Faith, Science, and Pastoral Ministry
with Robert Nicastro
Four Sessions
Wednesday Evenings
July 5, 12, 19 and 26
7pm – 8:30PM EST

Cost: $150
REGISTER HERE
The course will meet on four consecutive Wednesdays from July 5th to July 26th. Weekly sessions will last for 1 hour and 30 minutes (7:00 — 8:30 p.m. ET), with time allotted for presentations from the instructor and for participants to ask questions and engage in discussion. Please note that a background in science, scripture, or theology is not required to register, nor is there any required reading for this course.
Deadline for registration is July 5.
Course Description:
If someone were to ask, “Where is God?” How would you respond? Would you raise your finger in the air and point to the sky? Or would you turn the finger on yourself and claim that your heart is the seat of the divine? Or perhaps as a third alternative, would you simply argue that God is everywhere? Regardless of your answer, the point is a crucial one: The question of “Where is God?” reminds us of the need for some kind of model or symbolic representation of how God and the world are related to one another.
Since the late medieval period, the chief task of the systematic theologian has been to describe such a relationship in a way that is intellectually coherent and biblically consistent. This task is also vitally important for the contemporary religious preacher, teacher, or leader whose spiritual content very often conditions the meaningfulness of the life of its recipients. Lutheran theologian and Pastor Ted Peters explains: “Implicit in the sentences, metaphors, images, and allusions the preacher [or spiritual leader] employs in one’s sermon or message is a description of a single comprehensive reality in which both the listener and God are components. This is as important as it is inescapable. The verbal pictures of the world the preacher [or spiritual leader] draws are the primary vehicle for evoking a sense of meaning, of belonging, of orientation, of welcome, of acceptance.” Indeed, the pastoral minister is charged with the immense responsibility to paint a picture of God that does not conflict with what we know of the world.
In the same spirit, this course has been designed to assist those in positions of pastoral ministry who wish to deepen their integration of science and spirituality. It will provide a succinct and introductory overview of the new universe story that has emerged courtesy of evolution and quantum physics, as well as discuss how such a story offers new horizons for a greater synthesis with our ancient Jewish and Christian stories. We will explore, in other words, how our current scientific understanding of the natural world might contribute to meaningful reflection on the active and dynamic presence of God in our lives and the lives of those we serve. With this aim in mind, we will address such questions as: What is the role of scripture in relation to contemporary science? How might the descriptions of contemporary science furnish us with new metaphors that more nearly capture the spirit of the biblical authors? What exactly is God in an emerging universe? Does evolution have a purpose? What are the interfaith implications of this renewed God-world relationship? Please consider joining us for this important discussion!

Revelation in an Emerging Universe: Faith, Science, and Pastoral Ministry
2023-07-05 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Online
This event is past. Click here to purchase recordings of this series.
The course will meet on four consecutive Wednesdays from July 5th to July 26th. Weekly sessions will last for 1 hour and 30 minutes (7:00 — 8:30 p.m. ET), with time allotted for presentations from the instructor and for participants to ask questions and engage in discussion. Please note that a background in science, scripture, or theology is not required to register, nor is there any required reading for this course.
Course Description:
If someone were to ask, “Where is God?” How would you respond? Would you raise your finger in the air and point to the sky? Or would you turn the finger on yourself and claim that your heart is the seat of the divine? Or perhaps as a third alternative, would you simply argue that God is everywhere? Regardless of your answer, the point is a crucial one: The question of “Where is God?” reminds us of the need for some kind of model or symbolic representation of how God and the world are related to one another.
Since the late medieval period, the chief task of the systematic theologian has been to describe such a relationship in a way that is intellectually coherent and biblically consistent. This task is also vitally important for the contemporary religious preacher, teacher, or leader whose spiritual content very often conditions the meaningfulness of the life of its recipients. Lutheran theologian and Pastor Ted Peters explains: “Implicit in the sentences, metaphors, images, and allusions the preacher [or spiritual leader] employs in one’s sermon or message is a description of a single comprehensive reality in which both the listener and God are components. This is as important as it is inescapable. The verbal pictures of the world the preacher [or spiritual leader] draws are the primary vehicle for evoking a sense of meaning, of belonging, of orientation, of welcome, of acceptance.” Indeed, the pastoral minister is charged with the immense responsibility to paint a picture of God that does not conflict with what we know of the world.
In the same spirit, this course has been designed to assist those in positions of pastoral ministry who wish to deepen their integration of science and spirituality. It will provide a succinct and introductory overview of the new universe story that has emerged courtesy of evolution and quantum physics, as well as discuss how such a story offers new horizons for a greater synthesis with our ancient Jewish and Christian stories. We will explore, in other words, how our current scientific understanding of the natural world might contribute to meaningful reflection on the active and dynamic presence of God in our lives and the lives of those we serve. With this aim in mind, we will address such questions as: What is the role of scripture in relation to contemporary science? How might the descriptions of contemporary science furnish us with new metaphors that more nearly capture the spirit of the biblical authors? What exactly is God in an emerging universe? Does evolution have a purpose? What are the interfaith implications of this renewed God-world relationship? Please consider joining us for this important discussion!

Breaking Down or Breaking Through?
2023-06-27 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Online
The rapid development of artificial intelligence, including the new chat GPT software, has created deep fear in a world already facing a dire future due to global warming. The influx of bad news is creating conditions of global depression and global anxiety disorder. We seem to be working against ourselves, aiming for our own extinction. But there is another way to read the world map, that is, through the eyes of cruciform love. This talk will focus on two questions: what does the world look like if we see its changes driven by the divine energies of love? Can a renewed religious energy revitalize the world? These questions are at the heart of Teilhard’s vision.

Scripture Meets Science
2023-04-27 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
The greatest obstacle to religion today does not come so much from atheists but from the neo-foundationalists whose fundamental tenets of religion claim ontological certainty. These are the religious fundamentalists whose certainty of divine truths based on the inerrancy of scripture creates division. Their grip on God strips the world of the divine mystery.
-Ilia Delio (from The Unbearable Wholeness of Being)

Join us in welcoming Dr. Peter Spitaler who will guide us as we explore avenues of synergy between scripture and science. We will review the state of the conversation, survey misconceptions that often arise about relationships between the two fields, and highlight ways in which they complement and enrich each other.
We will investigate challenges and opportunities that arise when science and scripture come into contact and how to approach them with a spirit of openness, curiosity, and contemplation. We will examine the current state of conversations concerning relationships between science and scripture and explore avenues of synergy between the paths of inquiry and knowing they follow and among the truths that they convey. “Synergy” allows us to understand science and scripture both as separate domains and in their interconnectedness. By considering their interrelation, we can acquire a more profound comprehension of how they illuminate aspects that are unique to each as well as those that they share.
Can the joint efforts of scripture and science co-create and produce results that are more significant than what each field could achieve on its own?
Our goal will be to show that there is nothing less to be gained from bringing science and scripture together than unfolding discoveries of the True, the Good, and the Beautiful.
ABOUT DR. PETER SPITALER
Dr. Peter Spitaler is a well-lettered theologian with experience in both academic and practical settings. He has published two books on Paul and his writings: Celebrating Paul: Festschrift in Honor of Jerome Murphy-O’Connor, O.P., and Joseph A. Fitzmyer, S.J. and Universale Sünde von Juden und Heiden? Eine Untersuchung zu Römer 1:18-3:20. He also has published articles in journals such as Biblical Interpretation, Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses, Journal for the Study of the New Testament, Catholic Biblical Quarterly, Novum Testamentum, Revue Biblique, Filología Neotestamentaria, Biblica, and Journal of Biblical Literature.
His research focuses on a variety of topics, including the study of words and their mistranslations and the meaning of biblical passages related to suffering, oppression, doubt, the biblical view of the poor, and the metaphorical use of children. Dr. Spitaler has presented his work at international and national conferences, including the International Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature and the International Congress of the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies. He has presented on such diverse topics as the problem of knowing God, Pauline spirituality and anthropology, beauty in the New Testament, forgiveness, law and righteousness, symbolic action, analogical reasoning, and thinking from the heart.
His teaching traverses various areas of New Testament studies, including biblical ethics, spirituality, theology, apocalypticism, and research methods. His classes also explore the intersection of theology and popular culture, particularly in music and film. His teaching aims to highlight the significance of faith, reason, and culture in biblical studies and biblical theology.

Will Christianity Survive?
2023-03-27 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
The German philosopher Frederick Nietzsche once said, we must become gods ourselves if we are to live in this world without God. Is this blasphemy or the deeper truth of the Christian message–God becoming flesh? Today, the highest levels of theological reflection fail to grasp the import of evolution for the unfolding of the God-world relationship. Early twentieth century biologists realized that biological systems are open, autopoietic (self-organizing), complex and emergent, revealing one long truth: life seeks more life. God is ahead of us, not behind us, and if we refuse the reality of a self-involving God, we risk everything. We humans are straddling a precipitous moment of cosmic history.
ABOUT TRIPP FULLER
Tripp Fuller received his Ph. D. in Philosophy, Religion and Theology from the Claremont School of Theology and recently returned to North Carolina after three years as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Theology & Science at the University of Edinburgh. His new book Divine Self-Investment: a Constructive Open and Relational Christology, is the first book in the Studies in Open and Relational Theology series. For over 14 years Tripp has been doing the Homebrewed Christianity podcast (think on-demand internet radio) where he interviews different scholars about their work in a way that reaches people where they are. Last year his podcast had over 4 million downloads. It also inspired a book series with Fortress Press called the Homebrewed Christianity Guides covering topics such as God, Jesus, Spirit, Church History, etc. Tripp is a committed Lakers fan, as well as a devotee of Star Wars and Lord of the Rings.

Pantheism in an Age of Entanglement: Rethinking the Meaning of God”
2022-12-02 16:00 - 17:30 (America/New_York)
Join us for a webinar with Ilia Delio
“Pantheism in an Age of Entanglement: Rethinking the Meaning of God”
What does the word “God” mean? Many of us grew up with an image of God as an elderly male figure watching over us from above. This image, however, is neither faithful to Scripture nor to our understanding of nature, as science now describes. We will explore how the new science provides a new understanding of God and, in particular, how God and matter are brought into a unified whole. This new God paradigm is a game-changer!
Register and learn more now!

God After Einstein: A Book Talk with John Haught
2022-10-28 16:00 - 17:30 (America/New_York)
What’s really going on in the universe?
A Message from Dr. Haught:
The point of theology, as I understand it, is to explore “the reasons for our hope” (1 Peter 3:15). After Einstein, theology cannot avoid asking whether the discovery that the cosmos is a long story with interesting outcomes may in some way give us new reasons for hope—or perhaps just the opposite. In 1916 Einstein had not yet fully realized that his general theory of relativity was bringing to light an immense and still unfinished 13.8 billion year old cosmic story. Most stories, however, are about something. What then, after Einstein, is the cosmic story about—if anything? So far, both contemporary intellectual culture and traditional Christian theology have found little if any significance, much less reasons for hope, in the long journey that nature has been on in its temporal coming-to-be. In this lecture, however, I shall be arguing—with one eye on Einstein’s science and another on his personal opinions about religion—that what has been going on in the universe is nothing less than a great awakening and that this awakening, if we examine it carefully, comes with good reasons for hope.

Why Technology has Hijacked the Soul
2022-07-01 16:00 - 17:30 (America/New_York)
“Blessed be you, mighty matter, irresistible march of evolution, reality ever newborn; you who, by constantly shattering our mental categories, force us to go ever further and further in our pursuit of the truth.” – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

We live in a volatile world where catastrophic events seem to happen spontaneously and ever more frequently. All sorts of reasons are given to explain our global breakdown but, in a Teilhardian perspective, there is only one principal reason: the breakdown of thought. Our information-driven world has reduced us to algorithms and hijacked our ability to think, to perceive what is true and good. We’ve been hacked. Is there a way forward? We will discuss the relationship between religion, evolution and technology to better understand that we are suffering a crisis of soul, and will not recover until we can freely transcend toward more life.
