Theological frameworks are a particular class of symbolic construal: they order possibility through divine authority, imbuing the cosmos with purpose, hierarchy, and moral orientation.
God, gods, or ultimate principles function as stabilising nodes in the relational weave, providing collectives with coherent horizons for understanding origins, ends, and relations. Laws of nature, providence, and sacred order are not mere explanations; they are symbolic scaffolds, secularised or religious, that guide collective actualisation.
Meaning in the theological cosmos is authoritative. It constrains possibility by positing absolute order, yet it also orients human action, expectation, and perception. Miracles, commandments, and sacred narratives are devices through which collectives experience and negotiate the unfolding of reality.
To study the theological cosmos is to see how authority and relation intertwine: how symbolic systems of power, narrative, and ritual shape the very patterns of actuality that collectives inhabit. Theology shows that the cosmos is never neutral, never merely “there,” but always enacted through symbolic, relational frameworks.
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