39. Marvel and the Modern Cosmic Imaginary

In this episode we explore two shifts that occur at the turn of the 19th century that start to provide meaningful shape to the experience of living at the time: i) the shift from a cosmos to the universe, ii) an understanding an acceptance of the evoluntionary process.

As limits start to fade into a distant past, the imagination of the ordinary person slowly becomes more and more open to possibilities.

Rather than despair, this should be a moment of hope for Christians as we realise that imaginations everywhere are open for the rich reality of the Gospel.

References:

-Pages of A Secular Age, Charles Taylor: (322-334)