The purposes of this article are to: introduce a new humanbecoming ontological conceptualization, the becoming visible-invisible becoming of the emerging now; describe the epistemological shift from universal lived experience to universal living experience; and further explicate the humanbecoming community model. The community change concepts (moving-initiating, anchoring-shifting, and pondering-shaping) are clarified with explanations in light of the findings of a nine-country translinguistic Parse research method study on hope and insights from living the art of humanbecoming.

This article updates Parse's theory of human becoming (formerly man-living-health) and the congruent practice and research methodologies. The language of the assumptions and principles is revised to be in keeping with the change in name, from "man-living-health" to "human becoming." No other aspects of the theory are changed. Assumptions underpinning the Parse research method are specified for the first time. Specific examples are included to illustrate the practice methodology and references named to demonstrate the research methodologies. The practice and research methodologies are presently evolving, and it is anticipated that the evolution and use of these methodologies will enhance the theory. The ontology and the congruent methodologies are offered as a contribution to the evolution of nursing science.

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Quality of life, from the person's perspective, is the goal of the human becoming theory. Thus far, research on quality of life has been implemented from a totality paradigm perspective, excluding consideration of the human as a unitary being. The most valuable conclusion to be drawn from all the research is that quality of life cannot be quantified. This article specifies a different meaning of quality of life and points out ways of sciencing and living the art of nursing when quality of life is the goal.