The Jesus Cult

The Byworlder, I. 

Theontology incorporates the Jesus and other cults. Writers sometimes change our perception of the familiar by referring to it in terms that are unfamiliar. Thus, not Christianity but "Jesus cult." 

Other examples:

the adjective, "Christic";

"the brotherhood of the book and the bread";

"A man is sipping wine by candlelight in the presence of kneeling women."

Does the Jesus cult include Christians in any of the traditional senses? Probably not. They would not want to be classed as one "cult" among others. If I were in the Theontology commune or whatever it is, I would practice zazen in the Amida cult but might also make a contribution to the Jesus cult. I would suggest that we focus on the early Jesus who proclaimed the kingdom (a new consciousness and a new society) but not on the later Jesus who let Peter persuade him that he was the Messiah, then interpreted the Messiah as the Suffering Servant. Thus, our symbol would be the fish, not the cross.