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Allan W. Janssen presents Biopanentheism as a philosophical and spiritual framework that bridges consciousness, biology, and divine reality.
His central thesis appears to be that "consciousness is the physical manifestation of God within us.
Being Human Trilogy: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FB116JCK
Key aspects of Janssen's Biopanentheism include:
Consciousness as Divine Manifestation: Rather than seeing consciousness as merely an emergent property of complex neural activity, Janssen proposes that consciousness itself is how the Divine becomes manifest in the physical world.
This suggests that our awareness and subjective experience are not separate from Divine reality... but are expressions of it.
Universal Spiritual Patterns: Janssen argues that the common elements found across all religious traditions—belief in higher powers, moral frameworks, origin myths, rituals, and mystical experiences—are "evidence" rather than illusions, suggesting "that consciousness itself is an emergent property of the universe awakening to itself." Allan Janssen, New Brunswick Theological Seminary
Evolutionary Spirituality: His biopanentheistic view sees "every sacred myth, every divine name, every ritual, is humanity's early attempt to map that unfolding awareness" Allan Janssen, New Brunswick Theological Seminary as the universe becomes conscious of itself through biological evolution and human development.
Divine Immanence and Transcendence: Following panentheistic tradition, Janssen's framework suggests that "the Divine is not a Being among Beings—it is BEING itself, becoming conscious through us." Allan Janssen, New Brunswick Theological Seminary
This means God is both within the biological world and beyond it.
His approach represents an attempt to integrate scientific understanding of consciousness and evolution with spiritual insights, proposing that biological processes and consciousness are not separate from Divine reality but are the very means through which the Divine expresses and knows ITSELF.
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