Cosmopsychism and Original Sin

Harvey Cawdron is a Research Fellow at the University of St Andrews, and recently completed his PhD on Cosmopsychism and the Metaphysics of Original Sin there under the supervision of Professor Oliver Crisp and Dr Joanna Leidenhag. He has published in journals like Religious Studies, Sophia, Zygon, and the Journal of Disability & Religion. Cawdron has recently been awarded the 2024 Samuel Rutherford Prize for the most distinguished doctoral thesis in English Literature, Scottish History, Church History, or Theology at the University of St Andrews.

• IntroductionChapter 1: Philosophical Problems with the Doctrine of Original SinChapter 2: Augustinian Realism and the Metaphysics of Persistence Chapter 3: From Panpsychism to CosmopsychismChapter 4: Cosmopsychism and Classical Christian Theism: Partners or Rivals? Chapter 5: The Corruption-Only Option: Cosmic Idealism, Dissociation, and Mental Causation Chapter 6: The Augustinian Realist Option: Stage Theory, Hylomorphism, and Emergent Cosmopsychist FissionConclusionBibliography

In Cosmopsychism and Original Sin, Harvey Cawdron develops a strikingly novel approach to the doctrine of original sin, drawing on cutting-edge work in the philosophy of mind. By integrating insights from cosmopsychism, he offers a fresh and illuminating perspective on a longstanding theological debate. This book is a powerful example of how bridging two distinct fields can yield fruitful results.