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Metamodern Christianity Part 2: Evolving Spirituality and the Sacred Universe | Brendan Graham Dempsey

Dr. John Vervaeke

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Exploring Ultimate Reality and the Sacred

This chapter delves into the nature of ultimate reality and critiques traditional theistic models by addressing humanity's limitations in understanding the sacred. It discusses strong and thin descriptions of transcendence, the problem of evil, and the nuances of non-theistic approaches to spirituality. Emphasizing continuous growth in spiritual understanding, the chapter advocates for a framework of Transcendent Naturalism while examining the evolution of meaning in the context of contemporary critiques of Christianity.

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