The Poured-out Presence

[Thomas Altizer’s] God began giving himself to the world at its creation and ultimately died through Jesus Christ, whose earthly demise in turn poured the spirit of God into the world. . . . [T]hrough God’s death, the sacred becomes profane, and vice versa. . . . [T]he very absence of God signifies God’s presence. . . . ~Paige P. Parvin, “The Revolutionary,” Emory Magazine, Autuum 2006

I was a grad student at Emory during Altizer’s announcements of the “death of God.” The debates caused me to rethink my theology. The poured-out presence of God’s spirit in the world is what it’s all about. ~jpc

I am thankful for debates about the profound meaning in this world, this life. Namaste.