Graham Pemberton
1 min readNov 3, 2024

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Thanks for the response.

Did I say that I want to ground a religion of the future in Christianity? I thought I made it clear that I subscribe to the Perennial Philosophy, and that we need to move beyond the idea of a personal, anthropomorphic God. I'm therefore arguing that Christianity needs to move closer to the ideas of the ancient wisdom of the Perennial Philosophy, to find its place and meaning within that tradition, rather than claim that it has exclusive access to the truth.

That said, Jung believed that Christianity (in a revised version) remained the best tradition for Westerners, who have been brought up in a completely different culture to the East.

How can we move beyond the concept of a personal God? We have to keep arguing the case. Some Christians may be persuaded, others won't be. The appeal also goes out to non-Christians who cannot take the claims of Christianity seriously.

I'm not familiar with Haught. I don't see how an evolving God is consistent with the Perennial Philosophy or panentheism. I believe that the infinite Absolute remains unchanging and eternal. Humans' understanding of God may evolve of course.

I don't think the Big Bang has yet been proven, and there are reasons to doubt it.

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Graham Pemberton
Graham Pemberton

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I am a singer/songwriter interested in spirituality, politics, psychology, science, and their interrelationships. grahampemberton.com spiritualityinpolitics.com

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