The question of the cosmic reality of Christ is central to modern
Christian awareness. We see lively debate about Christ's nature in
relation to the earth and creation, not only within the church itself
but also in more speculative areas of thinking and feeling, such as
creation spirituality and the New Age movement.
The works of Teilhard de Chardin and Fritjof Capra have stimulated many
to think spiritually about the created world and the part of humankind
in its evolution. These issues were also illuminated by Rudolf Steiner
in his Christology which placed the Incarnation at a pivotal point of
earthly evolution.