Where myth sketches possibility, theology formalises it. Across traditions, divine order, providence, and eschatology structure the horizon of what can be, transforming potential into a morally and metaphysically bounded field.
Theological cosmoses operate through three interwoven moves:
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Providential Constraint — Possibility is aligned with divine will; what is actual must accord with higher order.
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Eschatological Orientation — Horizons are oriented toward ends: judgment, salvation, or cosmic fulfilment; the possible is measured against the ultimate telos.
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Mediation of Agency — Humans participate in possibility, but always through the lens of divine scaffolding; freedom is relational, constrained, and conditioned.
The effect is subtle but profound. Theology not only limits or enables action; it maps the very field in which possibilities arise. It translates the fluid plenitude of potential into a structured cosmos where outcomes are intelligible, pathways meaningful, and actualisation morally legible.
From a relational perspective, theological cosmoses are symbolic codifications of possibility, where the actual is always situated within the imagined frame of the divine, and where the potential is channelled, folded, and rendered actionable.
In this light, theology is less about “God” per se than about how human and collective horizons of possibility are scaffolded, constrained, and oriented.
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