Christianity and Process Thought : Spirituality for a Changing World.
Bracken, Joseph A.
Christianity and Process Thought : Spirituality for a Changing World. - West Conshohocken : Templeton Press, 2009. - 1 online resource (176 pages)
Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: "In Whom We Live and Move and Have Our Being" (Acts 17:28); Chapter 2: Divine and Human Creativity; Chapter 3: The Shape of Things to Come; Chapter 4: The Collective Power of Good and Evil; Chapter 5: The Church and the Kingdom of God; Chapter 6: "What is Truth?" (John 18:38); Chapter 7: Divine Providence and Human Freedom; Chapter 8: Prayer and the Collective Power of Good; Chapter 9: Alpha and Omega: The Beginning and the End; Chapter 10: Science, Faith, and Altruism; Chapter 11: Learning to Trust; Notes; Index.
Joseph A. Bracken, S.J., introduces the process-relational metaphysics of Alfred North Whitehead and other process theologians as he tries to reconcile the sometimes-conflicting views of traditional Christian doctrines and the modern scientific world. To present thi material in an accessible manner to a wider audience, Bracken reworks Whitehead's "model" of the God-world relationship, showing that God is involved in an ongoing, ever-changing relationship with humans and other creatures. He also discusses the work of other contemporary theologians to help Christians come.
9781599471648 1599471647 1282450875 9781282450875
Philosophical theology.
Process theology.
Spirituality.
Théologie philosophique.
Théologie du devenir.
Spiritualité.
RELIGION--Christian Theology--Process.
RELIGION--Fundamentalism.
Philosophical theology
Process theology
Spirituality
BT55.B73 2006
230/.046
Christianity and Process Thought : Spirituality for a Changing World. - West Conshohocken : Templeton Press, 2009. - 1 online resource (176 pages)
Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: "In Whom We Live and Move and Have Our Being" (Acts 17:28); Chapter 2: Divine and Human Creativity; Chapter 3: The Shape of Things to Come; Chapter 4: The Collective Power of Good and Evil; Chapter 5: The Church and the Kingdom of God; Chapter 6: "What is Truth?" (John 18:38); Chapter 7: Divine Providence and Human Freedom; Chapter 8: Prayer and the Collective Power of Good; Chapter 9: Alpha and Omega: The Beginning and the End; Chapter 10: Science, Faith, and Altruism; Chapter 11: Learning to Trust; Notes; Index.
Joseph A. Bracken, S.J., introduces the process-relational metaphysics of Alfred North Whitehead and other process theologians as he tries to reconcile the sometimes-conflicting views of traditional Christian doctrines and the modern scientific world. To present thi material in an accessible manner to a wider audience, Bracken reworks Whitehead's "model" of the God-world relationship, showing that God is involved in an ongoing, ever-changing relationship with humans and other creatures. He also discusses the work of other contemporary theologians to help Christians come.
9781599471648 1599471647 1282450875 9781282450875
Philosophical theology.
Process theology.
Spirituality.
Théologie philosophique.
Théologie du devenir.
Spiritualité.
RELIGION--Christian Theology--Process.
RELIGION--Fundamentalism.
Philosophical theology
Process theology
Spirituality
BT55.B73 2006
230/.046