Is There Ever a “Just” War? A Process-Relational Reframing of Power, God, and Violence | Sheri Kling
Event Type:
- Discussion, Presentation
- (Online)
Program:
- Process Explorations
Theme:
- Building Alternative Futures
Featuring:
- Sheri D. Kling
Organizers:
- Center for Process Studies
In a time of rising global conflict and polarized rhetoric, this presentation explores the enduring question, Is there ever a “just” war? Drawing on process-relational theology and engaging voices such as Alfred North Whitehead, Thomas Jay Oord, Walter Wink, Catherine Keller, and Parker J. Palmer, Sheri D. Kling, director of Process & Faith, reframes traditional just war thinking through a relational lens that challenges assumptions about power, control, and violence.
Rather than asking only whether war can be justified, it invites a deeper question: what kinds of futures are our actions bringing into being? The presentation concludes by exploring how practices of relationality, humility, and nonviolent engagement—especially within democratic life—can serve as pathways toward healing in an interconnected and evolving world.
Featuring
Sheri D. Kling
Sheri D. Kling, PhD is a theologian, songwriter, and spiritual teacher who draws from wisdom and mystical traditions, relational worldviews, depth psychology, and the intersection of spirituality and science to help people find meaning, belonging, and transformation. She serves as director of Process & Faith with the Center for Process Studies, interim minister of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Bradenton, Florida, and teaches regularly for the Haden Institute and Claremont School of Theology, from which she earned her doctorate. She is the author of A Process Spirituality: Christian and Transreligious Resources for Transformation, and editor of Renewing Faith: Reigniting Faith and Ministry through Process and Open & Relational Theologies. As a public speaker, Sheri delivers dynamic presentations to groups, and offers courses, concerts, and spiritual retreats. She can be found online at sherikling.com, at sherikling.substack.com and also on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@drsherikling
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