EMBRACING THE SPIRIT OF ALL THINGS: PANPSYCHISM AS A FRAMEWORK FOR COSMIC ESCHATOLOGY
International Multidisciplinary Scientific Conferences on the Dialogue between Sciences & Arts, Religion & Education November 28, 2024 DOI: 10.26520/mcdsare.2024.8.78-85 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Key points | Argues that panpsychism, integrated with the Samoan concept of 'tautua', provides a framework for a cosmic Christian eschatology that extends God's redemptive plan to all creation and reorients discipleship toward ecological harmony. |
Abstract
This article challenges the dominant focus on individual eschatology within contemporary Christian thought by proposing panpsychism as a theological and philosophical framework for a more holistic, cosmic eschatology. Drawing from key biblical texts and theological voices, it argues that God’s redemptive plan extends beyond human souls to encompass all creation. Panpsychism, which affirms that all things possess some form of spirit or consciousness, resonates deeply with Pacific indigenous worldviews that emphasize relationality, ecological harmony, and sacred kinship with land, sea, and sky. Through the Samoan concept of ‘tautua’ (sacred service), the article reimagines Christian discipleship not as domination over creation, but as mutual, cosmic participation. In the face of global ecological crisis, this vision of panpsychism and cosmic eschatology offers a transforming reorientation of Christian hope – one that affirms the sacredness of the material world while remaining rooted in biblical faith and the example of Jesus Christ as the ultimate ‘tautua’.