what is perichoresis?
You pronounce it perry-ko-ray-sis. Perichoresis is a Greek word. Itâs made by a combination of two words: Chora, a noun which means âspaceâ and the verb form, chorein, which means to make space, and peri which means âaroundâ. So perichoresis, roughly translated, means to make space around. More specifically, it refers to the way in which someone or something makes space around itself for others or something else. One simple way to describe perichoresis theologically is to call it the idea of Godâs mutual indwelling. God can be both in Godself and also in us, for example. In a more active sense, it is the idea of God moving in and through someone or something. Itâs like a swirling or, the metaphor Moltmann likes to use, a dance.