53. God: A Metamodern Perspective (w/ Layman Pascal)

Integrative thinker Layman Pascal joins me to talk about the meaning of "God" from a metamodern perspective. How does thinking in terms of "surplus cohesion" point us to a helpful way of relating to all the meanings of the term? Why and when is a 2nd person relationship with Reality warranted? Who is this Face in the Universe summoning us to greater communion and transcendence? How do we communicate about all this across the various memetic sensemaking structures of culture (traditional, modern, postmodern metamodern)? Finally, what can folks expect about the upcoming metamodern spirituality gathering on the topic, which will be hosted at Sky Meadow in May and led by Layman?0:00 Introduction1:21 Layman's "Surplus Cohesion" Framework4:48 God as Ultimate Reality in the 2nd Person9:52 The Face of the Universe: Seeking the 2nd Person in the Complexity Stack16:27 Some Framing: Reality as Dynamic Becoming, Not Static Being21:36 Reflecting on the Alpha and the Omega: Problematizing the "Creator" Image27:46 But Is This Still God? Communicating across Memetic Tribes37:22 "Real in What Way?" across Levels of Memetic Complexity45:05 Summarizing a Metamodern Sort of God47:06 "God" in Quotation Marks: Moving beyond Totality52:10 The God Encounter1:08:12 The Divine Other1:13:33 Praxis: Courting Visio Divina1:16:41 Pluralistic Mysticism1:23:10 Trinity as Dynamic Architectonic Plurality1:27:08 Naturalism and Metaphysics1:30:46 God is Love1:37:20 Talking about "The G Word"1:39:40 The Upcoming Metamodern Spirituality Lab on "God" at Sky Meadow (May 24-26)More on the metamodern spirituality lab at www.skymeadowinstitute.org Get full access to Brendan Graham Dempsey at brendangrahamdempsey.substack.com/subscribe