Tuesday, 10 March 2026

 

Panentheism 

from the Greek:   pan       -  all

                                   en          -  in

                                   Theos  -  God


  A philosophical concept put forward by Karl Krause in the 18th century in which he expands the notion of pantheism ( God and the universe are one ) to have the universe contained within God, who is transcendent.

That is to say:  God is considered to be both immanent in and greater than the world. 


Apocalypse

From the ancient Greek word meaning revelation or disclosure.

  A literary genre originating in Judaism in which a supernatural being reveals cosmic mysteries or the future to a human intermediary through the medium of dreams, visions and heavenly journeys. 


Euthenics 

From the Greek verb eutheneo 

                                            eu  -  well

meaning to cause to be in a flourishing state, a way to prosper.

  Also inspired by  the Greek goddess Euthenia who personifies abundance and prosperity. 


  Euthenics was a nineteenth century movement, dedicated to the study of the improvement of human functioning and well-being by improvement of living conditions which included education, the natural and built environment, home economics, sanitation, contagious disease and parasites. 

Ellen Swallow Richards used the term in her book ' The Cost of Shelter ' published in 1905 in which she describes a science of better living and proposes a multi-disciplinary approach to the study and implementation of ways to improve people's lives. 

Unfortunately, these approaches and ideas fed into the notion of eugenics, which she herself understood and in fact accepted that her methods would be a natural precursor to this now reviled concept. 


Euphony

Having a pleasant sound 

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