Re‐Discovering Fire: John Scottus Eriugena, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, and The Dynamic, Christic Nature of Creation

Abstract This article explores the concept of creation and the universe as constant Incarnation. I discuss Eriugena's idea of the cosmic return and de Chardin's concept of christogenesis. While de Chardin brought an evolutionary lens to bear on the texts of scripture, Eriugena examines the book of scripture through the lens of reason. Three central ideas are developed: the unity of all things, creation as a continuous event in the Word, and Paradise as a future event. A postscript makes reference to the environmental significance of a cosmic Word bringing all things into one in the God to fully become.