God and Humanity in an Evolving Universe: Rudolf Steiner’s Christology and the Knowledge Drama of the Second Coming in the Work of Yeshayahu Ben-Aharon
Religions March 20, 2026 Torbjørn Eftestøl, Jeremy Qvick
This article examines Rudolf Steiner's Christology within cosmic evolution, focusing on the Second Coming as a metaphysical event. It uses an immanent-synthetic methodology to present a sacramental, participatory epistemology. The first part describes Steiner's 'Mystery of Golgotha' as a cosmic turning point where macrocosmic death is reversed into a resurrection life stream. The second part explores Yeshayahu Ben-Aharon's development of these ideas into a 'knowledge drama of the Second Coming,' involving an individual 'essence-exchange' with the Christ impulse. The article discusses social-metaphysical implications through the 'Reversed Cultus,' where the indwelling Christ becomes humanity's 'Higher Self,' grounding a new community and 'school of love' to address technoscientific challenges. It argues for a renewed understanding of the Second Coming as a step in humanity's spiritual evolution.