Thursday, February 27, at 7 p.m. ET we were joined by Society of African Missions member and Ph.D. candidate Augustin Kassa for a Center for Christogenesis webinar.

What happens when we finally recognize and consider the cosmos as the real, the true, the absolute catholic? The cosmos can be understood as the true manifestation of catholicity (derived from the Greek katholikos, meaning universal or all-embracing), representing fundamental unity and completeness beyond religious institutions. As the totality of existence, it embodies genuine wholeness while existing in a dynamic paradox of being complete yet incomplete due to ongoing cosmic evolution.This cosmic catholicity is maintained through an intricate web of spatiotemporal relationships encompassing past, present, and future states of being. The understanding of this universal wholeness can be approached through three distinct but complementary epistemological frameworks: culturalicity (represented by philosophies like Ubuntu and various ancient religious traditions, including Christianity), scienticity (exemplified by Big Bang cosmology), and technicity (instrumental-practical approaches).Rather than establishing hierarchical superiority, we will discuss how these paradigms offer unique insights into cosmic unity, each illuminating different aspects of the universal whole while maintaining their epistemological integrity. Together, they form a comprehensive approach to understanding cosmic wholeness, with their value lying in their ability to facilitate deeper engagement with existence through their respective methodological lenses.