Evolutionary spirituality, though it comes in many colors, has a message much more suited for the life conditions of the modern and postmodern world: The evolution of this world is the goal of spiritual life. And by “world” I mean the manifest cosmos of time and space, both the interior and exterior realms – consciousness, culture, and cosmos. The action is here – in this time, in this place, in the possibilities that lie in the near and distant future of this culture, this world, this universe. Yes, there still may be spiritual transcendence of the most radical, sublime, and subtle forms, but transcendence is in the service of evolution, not the other way around. And that difference is everything.
Evolutionaries; Unlocking the Spiritual and Cultural Potential of Science’s Greatest Idea, by Carter Phipps, p.272.