The Christian Mutation: Curing the Church's Substance Abuse Problem - With Ilia Delio
Shownotes
Franciscan sister, scientist and theologian Ilia Delio returns to (Re)thinking Faith to talk about her new book, The Christian Mutation. She argues that Jesus represents a “mutation of consciousness” in the evolution of religion. That spark got smothered by empire, patriarchy and a medieval metaphysics built for a static cosmos. The way forward is a faith that takes evolution, quantum physics and our shared future seriously.
Josh and Ilia trace the story from the rise of monotheism through Paul, the Trinity, Aquinas and Duns Scotus to Teilhard de Chardin and Whitehead. Along the way they get into:
- why fundamentalism on either side (biblical literalism or scientific materialism) leaves us blind or lame
- why the church has a “substance abuse problem”
- Scotus’s haecceitas: the idea that every person is a one-of-a-kind, unrepeatable expression of divine love
- what Teilhard called “unsatisfied theism” and the search for a God worth believing in
- why “spiritual but not religious” people (and Theology Beer Camp) might be early signs of a second axial religion
- why hope isn’t waiting for God to fix things: you have to show up to the party
Ilia also shares how a WordPress blog grew into the Omega Center, then the Center for Christogenesis, and now the World Institute for Science, Religion and Culture (WISR). WISR is celebrating 10 years and launching online certificate, master’s and doctoral programs in science, religion and culture. Enjoy!
RESOURCES:
The Christian Mutation: Reclaiming the Dynamic God of Jesus
The World Institute for Science, Religion and Culture
*Special thanks to Josh Gilbert, Marty Fredrick, and Dan Koch. Love you guys <3*
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