Cosmic Theology
The Cosmic Christ Studying the chaos to cosmos theme from Genesis 1 to Revelation 22 is a fascinating journey. It deepens our understanding of the original creation and the coming new creation. But it also makes us aware of God’s sovereignty over chaos: his turning chaos into cosmos (or micro-cosmos). His intent is to restore his creation to the cosmos he intended it to be in the beginning. Instead of fall and redemption, creation centered spirituality focuses on New Humanity as co-creators. For Paul Tillich, “God” is the symbol of the infinite ground and power of being and meaning. God is the source of our courage to be as the power that transcends the threat of nonbeing. This courage to be is “rooted in the personal, total, and immediate certainty of divine forgiveness.” God is the source of courage precisely because God also embraces nonbeing in Godself and thus eternally conquers it. In the dynamics of the triune life, the ‘Father’ is understood as the abyss, power or depth of