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Why does God lift Jacob into preeminence in the same manner as Jesus does with Peter in the New Covenant? Why are these the only two in Scripture to receive complete name changes from God? And why the common theme of “rocks”? Coincidence? No — this is actually a game-changer.
Gorsuch’s new book tackles Jesus’ most difficult sayings while explaining the true depth of the stories of Jacob and the Prodigal Son — not only revealing greater coherence in the Scriptures but explaining how the human spirit grows in interactive, perichoretic individuation from one degree to another. What emerges is a relational ontology that explodes our conventional understanding of morality and metaphysics, revealing that all genuine faith, as expressed in the passion of Jacob and Peter, emerges from a holistic pre-cognitive, pre-temporal co-conditioning interaction that allows Jesus to say, “your faith [with me] has made you well.”
From One Degree To Another unlocks the mysteries of human freedom and divine providence, the problem of evil, and the ways the Trinity moves redemptively both within and beyond Christianity.
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abstract
Is the Church a static institution of the past, or a constantly transforming community invited into the "Fullness of Time"? The epilogue and appendices challenge the traditional reliance on cognitive belief alone, proposing instead a developmental theology where the Spirit continually transforms humanity from one degree of glory to another.
By moving beyond moralizing constraints toward a relational theosis, it explores how the Church can facilitate a genuine redemptive process:
Preeminence of Spirit: Redemption begins with the Spirit, communicating the entire presence of Christ and guiding us into all truth. Closing oneself to this transforming fullness is the only unforgivable sin.
Spirit as Relationship: Drawing on Kierkegaard and Trinitarian dynamics, personhood is redefined as spirit — a holistic relationship that envelopes the body and soul. To be Spirit is to experience passion and venture one's entire self into all relations.
The "Between" of Communication: Truth is not merely distributed information but an intersubjective event that must re-incarnate with every unique encounter. The Church must listen to its surrounding culture, its films and arts, to speak to the primordial cries of the modern heart.
A Christian Pluralistic Hypothesis: We discover how Christ's redemptive activity is active beyond the Church, affecting everyone from within their relationships.
Co-Conditioning Freedom: Explore a tripartite ontology where human freedom and divine providence emerge together in a co-conditioning eternal moment. In this fullness of time, our longings and choices can freely affect the creating hand of Christ.
The Epilogue &Appendices show how this theological shift addresses the age-old problem of evil and the relationship between divine providence and human freedom. It offers the Church a path to become a safe, attractive harbor for those longing for abundant life.