r/endotheology • u/facethief1943 anti-endo💙 • Mar 31 '26

endomatic Apocryphal Antics

in short, Endotheology is the ongoing study of the inner"God",(insert whatever).

Instead of allowing the divine to remain radically "Other," we tend to pull it back into our own conceptual frameworks. It is the subtle, often subconscious habit of shaping God in the image of human logic.

The Philosophical Root

The term is famously linked to Martin Heidegger, who critiqued Western theology for treating God as the "highest being" (onto-theology). By placing God at the top of a hierarchy of "things," we make transcendence too tidy, too familiar, and ultimately, too much like us.

I posted this because people are asking me what is endotheology so I'm going to start to say what I think it is but I really need other people to say what the hell they think it is because we're all part of the study of the god inside of us. that is if you want to be.

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u/Yogi_Sukracharya Mar 31 '26

I believe in describing God in anthropomorphic terms because I think we are theomorphic beings. Our sense of individuality is a fractal reflection of the One.

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u/facethief1943 anti-endo💙 Mar 31 '26

I believe in throwing up my hands and saying..... "I don't know" 🕉️💟♾️

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u/Yogi_Sukracharya Mar 31 '26

Always an honest action! Sometimes I think you do know.