Date of Award
1-1-2009
Language
English
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Arts (DA)
Program
Humanistic Studies
Content Description
1 online resource (2,175 pages) : PDF file, illustrations
Dissertation/Thesis Chair
Mary Beth Winn
Committee Members
Mary Beth Winn, Robert Garvin, Eugene Webb
Keywords
Deep Ecology, God, Mysticism, Religion, Science, Spirituality, Death of God, Feminism, Humanism, Nihilism, Transcendence (Philosophy)
Subject Categories
Philosophy | Religion
Abstract
At certain axial moments in history new religious worldviews emerge to replace prior perspectives that are no longer adequate or persuasive. A new worldview opens new possibilities for the human religious quest for meaning, being, and salvation. A fundamental conviction underlying this dissertation is that we are living in a "post-mortem age" - that is, an era defined by profound challenges to the centuries-long dominant religious worldview, culminating in the twentieth century experience of the "death of God." While disturbing and disruptive for many, this historical condition can also be seen as a liberating and even providential event, opening the way to a new experience and symbolization of God.
Recommended Citation
O'Neill, John Francis, "Toward a new mystical poetics of God in the post-mortem age : from God as the Supreme Being to God as the one-and-only being" (2009). Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024). 91.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/legacy-etd/91