Metamodern Meaning

Who is the Christ of faith? What if he is the telos of existence itself? the direction to which all of thought and action tend? What if Christ Consciousness is the goal of a more comprehensive, open, de-centered, contextualized, and other-sensitive perspective? What if we (you and me) actually participate in the unfolding of God in the world?...0:00 "After Deconstruction Must Come Reconstruction"6:34 Metamodernism and Relating to the Christ of Faith9:18 Moving Beyond Postmodern Relativistic Perspectivalism19:43 Metamodernism: Seeing the Pattern of Perspectives34:28 Christ as the Aim of Sacred History48:13 "Christ" as Expanding Consciousness54:10 Idols vs. Icons: The Death and Resurrection of "God"1:00:19 Metamodern Informed Naivete1:03:07 Forking the Lightning of God To hear more, visit brendangrahamdempsey.substack.com

To get beyond the enduring impasse of the "science vs. religion" debate, let's give science its due—and then leave it in the dust! There's no need to affirm the historical basis of the Christian story to relate to the Christ of faith. If we can accept that the Gospels are prehistorical materials, we can get beyond the classic hangups and begin to see how "it's all made up" AND "it's all real!" are both true simultaneously. Here I frame the current debates around history and religion in light of the "pre/trans fallacy" so well described by integral theory. This framing, I think, helps position us to appreciate what a truly metamodern Christianity can look like. By accepting the historical Jesus account, we are freed to embrace the Christ of faith and tradition—not in spite of the facts, but because we have transcended them.0:00 Introduction2:01 Moving Beyond History4:20 The Pre/Trans Fallacy8:31 "Trans-" Demonstrates Capacity and Transformation13:56 The Gospels and the History of History21:05 Christianity and the Fallacy of Origins24:38 Transcending the Claims History Makes on Us39:11 Cultural Metamodernism and the Transhistorical46:41 Owning Deconstruction without Equivocation54:41 The Growth Edge of Christianity56:31 Conclusion To hear more, visit brendangrahamdempsey.substack.com

Exploring the balance between historical analysis and belief in miracles, the podcast challenges preconceived notions of the Gospels. It delves into the complexity of Jesus' birth, calming of the storm, crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension, offering a critical perspective on traditional interpretations. The discussion also touches on the evolution of oral storytelling, the historical Jesus as a healer and exorcist, and the integration of modernity in Metamodern Christianity.

Exploring the fusion of Christianity and metamodernism, the podcast delves into the evolution of biblical interpretation from traditional devotional to modern historical-critical methods. It highlights the contrasting lenses on the Old and New Testaments, emphasizing the challenges of applying psychological interpretations to ancient texts. The discussion also touches on biblical authorship, apocalyptic themes, and the need for a metamodern Christianity that integrates traditional beliefs with modern scholarship.

Complexity scientist David Wolpert discusses the thermodynamics of meaning, highlighting how information can have causal power to influence the well-being of systems. They explore the concept of semantic information across the complexity stack, from whirlpools to humans, emphasizing the evolution of meaningful information and the interplay between intelligence, behavior, and ethics.

Philosopher Zak Stein discusses reconstructing value in a post-postmodern context, avoiding premodern pitfalls, challenges of language tracking value, and shifting paradigms. Topics include panpsychism, emergentist framings, dissipative structures, anti-value, and moving towards the infinite intimate. The conversation explores the essence of life, intersection of intimacy and complexity, and the relationship between God and the future through sacred architecture.

Jared Morningstar discusses the relationship between metamodernism and traditional faith, advocating for experimentation and epistemic humility. They explore the role of 'causal opacity' in religious functionality and the engagement of traditional faiths with hyper-complex phenomena. The conversation touches on religious pluralism, tradition-specific language, and integrating general and particular perspectives in metamodern spirituality.

Integrative thinker Layman Pascal explores God from a metamodern lens, discussing surplus cohesion, 2nd person relations, and communicating across memetic structures. They dive into God as dynamic becoming, problematizing the 'Creator' image, and the metamodern sort of God. The conversation touches on the divine other, pluralistic mysticism, and the concept of God as love.

Process theologian Jay McDaniel discusses the contributions of process thought to Christianity, exploring God as a living whole, a counter-entropic force, and a source of play and beauty. The conversation delves into metamodern reinterpretations of Christianity, consciousness evolution, divine suffering, and the evolution of thought in postmodern and metamodern contexts.

Brendan Graham Dempsey discusses a metamodern version of Christianity, integrating tribal, imperial, traditional, modern, and postmodern conceptions of God. He explores the deepening relationship between God and man through a series of covenants/dispensations, highlighting the evolving understanding of the ever-transcendent Divine. The podcast covers the dynamics of learning, the revelation of God as a learning process, and the progression of divine relationships through different epochs in sacred history.