- Ancestral Grace: Meeting God in Our Human Story (2008 Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books)
O'Murchu reframes salvation history as the unfolding of divine grace within the evolutionary process. He rejects original sin and instead proposes original blessing, emphasizing the innate sacredness of humanity's ancestral journey. Grace is not a remedy for fallenness but the animating energy behind evolution and consciousness. The divine is present from the beginning of the cosmos, shaping human emergence not through intervention but through co-creative participation.
- Evolutionary Faith: Rediscovering God in Our Great Story (2002 Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books)
This book proposes a shift from static doctrinal faith to a dynamic, evolutionary spirituality grounded in contemporary cosmology. O'Murchu argues for a reimagination of God not as a supernatural fixer but as the emergent energy of creative transformation. Human faith, he claims, must evolve in tandem with our expanding scientific understanding of the universe and the interconnectedness of all life.
- Quantum Theology: Spiritual Implications of the New Physics (2004 Publish Drive)
Blending quantum physics with theology, O'Murchu suggests that traditional notions of a mechanistic God must give way to a quantum-informed theology that embraces uncertainty, interconnectedness, and paradox. God is understood as relational energy at the heart of creation, and quantum insights become metaphors for divine mystery and spiritual intimacy. This work invites readers to see theology as exploratory rather than explanatory.
- Prayers for Progressive Christians (2018 ISBN 1979771391)
This collection offers nontraditional prayers that reflect a God not "up there" or outside the cosmos, but one present in the unfolding of life, consciousness, and compassion. Morwood avoids anthropomorphic language and instead centers prayer on presence, awe, justice, and human responsibility. Designed for inclusive communities, it supports a vision of spirituality beyond traditional Christian metaphors.
- From Sand to Solid Ground: Questions of Faith for Modern Christians (2007 0824524519)
Morwood challenges outdated doctrines such as original sin, substitutionary atonement, and a three-tiered universe. He proposes a spiritually mature faith rooted in evolutionary consciousness and a non-interventionist God. The book is structured around common questions from doubting Christians and offers clear, accessible answers grounded in postmodern theological thinking.
- Jesus in the New Universe Story (2003 Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books)
Wessels integrates Jesus into the grand narrative of cosmic evolution as described by science and thinkers like Teilhard de Chardin and Brian Swimme. Rather than seeing Christ as a historical anomaly, Wessels places Jesus as the human face of the cosmic Christ—an expression of the divine impulse present from the Big Bang. The book explores how Christian faith can embrace the "new universe story" without abandoning its core. Jesus is the evolutionary catalyst for the next stage of consciousness and communion.
All three authors—O'Murchu, Morwood, and Wessels—reimagine Christianity in light of modern cosmology, evolutionary science, and quantum theory. They challenge classical theism, reject dualistic worldviews, and offer a spirituality grounded in unity, presence, and cosmic interdependence. The divine is not separate but woven into the fabric of creation, inviting humanity to co-create a future infused with grace, responsibility, and conscious evolution.
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