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“…His argument is that if we can integrate that realization, grow that vision, then we will never be able to hurt the earth we walk on, and will instead walk in beauty. For us, what is extraordinary about Moriarty's work is that he has made the passion of Christ central to the process of what he sees as "our further and final evolution" (Moriarty 2006). It is only with the evolution of the compassionate spirit that the world will change; while this is a Buddhist insight, Moriarty's Jesus internalises and integrates our animal nature and our human savageries, brings them to the surface and blesses them.…”

Section: The Evolutionary Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mystic Christianity and Cosmic Integration: On a Pilgrim Trail with John Moriarty

Nic Craith,

Kockel,

McGillicuddy

et al. 2024

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This essay takes initial steps on a journey with an Irish eco-spiritual philosopher, the late John Moriarty. As a gateway into his broader oeuvre and way of thinking, we explore Moriarty’s image of the Christian mystical Easter journey—the Triduum Sacrum—as a vision for humanity and the planet. After briefly reviewing his spiritual biography, we consider Moriarty’s re-framing of the story as a journey to the bottom of a symbolic Grand Canyon, a mystical trail beyond historical time to a primordial unity before the evolution of the species. There, the total integration of the natural ecumene is experienced. For Moriarty, this journey leads not only into the past, but prefigures a pilgrimage that everyone can—and should—take. Analyzing primarily his own writing, we highlight the intercultural roots and ecumenical connections of Moriarty’s work, which draws extensively on spiritual traditions and contemporary debates from across the world. On that basis, we sign-post directions for further research into a potential post-Christian ecology as a new way of thinking about the earth and our role on it, based on an attitude of Gelassenheit.

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Section: The Evolutionary Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%