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I recommend that Big History expand its method to include the history of humanity's differentiating consciousness and reask the God question. The God Question turns Big History into Cosmic History.

One task of history within Big History, I believe, should be to chronicle and interpret leaps in consciousness. One leap of particular interest is the Axial Threshold. Unfortunately, this concern is not as central to practicing big historians as I would like to see. I think Big History should include history of consciousness.

Mitchell Diamond's critique of Ted Peters is actually a critique of Big History. Diamond argues that both morality and tribalism predated the rise of religion in evolution. Science needs to better explain religion's origin and persistence. Critique of Ted Peters

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Religious Naturalism meets Big History. Evolutionary biologist Ursula Goodenough finds meaning already within natural processes. And this justifies her religious naturalist orientation. Religious Naturalism meets Big History.

When we remind ourselves of the connection between Teilhard and Big History, we realize that the universe story we tell need not be reduced to a materialist ideology. Our account of cosmic history could include consciousness, goodness, and even transcendence. Teilhard and Big History? What a difference!

How do science and religion relate within big history? Like an ancient army pillaging conquered villages, the scientific conquerors steal from religion origin stories and the grounding of morality. No wonder religion fits so awkwardly within Big History! Science and religion in big history? Well, it's awkward.

How does deep time illuminate religion?

Whether or not an everlasting hell exists is a difficult matter to settle. Nevertheless, we cannot just drop this concern, because how we develop the idea of hell has to do with the such concepts as divine love and divine justice. The existence of Hell corresponds to divine justice.

Pope Francis has just appointed Argentinian Archbishop Victor Manuel “Tucho” Fernández to head the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. Among other enjoinders, His Holiness has shifted the emphasis away from heresy hunting toward sharing "theological knowledge." In this post I try to spell out how valuable theological knowledge can be when it takes the form of systematic theology that is applicable, comprehensive, logical, and coherent. New leader for the Dicastery for the Doc...