Foreword John F. Haught ix
Acknowledgments xii
Introduction 1
Evolution, Christ, and Consciousness 15
The New Scientific Paradigm 15
Creation and Evolution 21
Axial-Period Consciousness 23
The Emergence of a New Christology 29
A Brief History of Christ 32
New Testament 32
Pauline Letters 40
The Patristic Fathers 47
Modern Period 49
Franciscan Cosmic Christology 53
Teilhard de Chardin: The Christic Universe 66
Raimon Panikkar and the Unknown Christ 83
Christophany 89
The Role of the Spirit 94
Dialogic Dialogue 97
The Transcultural Christ: Thomas Merton and Bede Griffiths 102
Thomas Merton 103
Bede Griffiths 111
Christology Reborn 123
Co-creators in Christ 138
Christ in Evolution: Technology and Extraterrestrial Life 156
Conclusion 173
Notes 181
Select Bibliography 216
Index 221