Universal Christ is Back: How Rediscovering Ancient Realities Can Transforms Our Vision, Aspirations, and Faith by Alex Cooper Understanding the Universal Christ The Universal Christ (2019) by Richard Rohr challenges traditional concepts of Christ, taking us from an understanding that is very tightly tied to a historical person to one based on the ultimate principle in this universe. The view is an ancient one; it goes back to early Christian mysticism and theology. The universal Christ is seen as always present in all creation, beyond time and space. It chimes fairly nicely with the Classical look at that Christ is just not limited to your body involving Jesus associated with Nazareth, nevertheless a new phrase regarding The almighty in each and every issue. In the taking back of this impersonal element of Christ, we are invited to find spirit in mundane and see that sacred is all things. Theological Foundations These early Church Fathers, such as Origen and Athanasiuswho described the Logos (Divine Word)as a universal principle,laid for us the theological foundations of what we now designate as The Universal Christ. The Logos extends beyond any one incarnation and is present in all of the cosmos. The idea has been revitalized more recently in the field of contemporary theology by scholars like Richard Rohr, who proposes that a Unitarian Christ might provide for an ecumenical grasp and extension of divinity. We are taught through this approach, to move beyond the absolute separatist doctrine of religion into a new interwoven spirituality that recognizes all beings as one.
