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                                                                        THE WORLD

    
      The world is the planet Earth and all life upon it, including human civilization. [1] In a philosophical context, the world is the whole of the physical Universe , or an ontological world. In a theological context, the
world is the material or the profane sphere, as opposed to the celestial, spiritual, transcendent or sacred. The "end of the world " refers to scenarios of the final end of human history, often in religious contexts.
History of the world is commonly understood as spanning the major geopolitical developments of about five millennia, from the first civilizations to the present. In terms such as world religion , world language , world government, and world war , world suggests international or intercontinental scope without necessarily implying participation of the entire world.
World population is the sum of all human populations at any time; similarly, world economy is the sum of the economies of all societies or countries, especially in the context of
globalization . Terms like world championship , gross world product,
world flags imply the sum or combination of all current sovereign states.


                                                     
                                                       


Although Hebrew and Greek words meaning "world" are used in Scripture with the normal variety of senses, many examples of its use in this particular sense can be found in the teachings of Jesus according to the
Gospel of John , e.g. 7:7, 8:23, 12:25, 14:17, 15:18-19, 17:6-25, 18:36. For contrast, a relatively newer concept is
Catholic imagination .
Contemptus mundi is the name given to the recognition that the world, in all its vanity, is nothing more than a futile attempt to hide from God by stifling our desire for the good and the holy. [9] This view has been criticized as a "pastoral of fear" by modern historian
Jean Delumeau . [10]
During the Second Vatican Council, there was a novel attempt to develop a positive theological view of the World, which is illustrated by the pastoral optimism of the constitutions Gaudium et spes , Lumen gentium , Unitatis redintegratio and Dignitatis humanae .
Eastern ChristianityIn Eastern Christian monasticism orasceticism the world of mankind is driven by passions. Therefore, the passions of the World are simply called "the world". Each of these passions are a link to the world of mankind or order of human society. Each of these passions must be overcome in order for a person to receive salvation (theosis ). The process of theosis is a personal relationship with God. This understanding is taught within the works of ascetics like Evagrius Ponticus , and the most seminal ascetic works read most widely by Eastern Christians, the Philokalia and the
Ladder of Divine Ascent (the works of Evagrius and John Climacus are also contained within the Philokalia). At the highest level of world transcendence is
hesychasm which culminates into the Vision of God.

Glory be to God

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