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The Practice, Spirituality, and History of Ramadan | Jared Morningstar
In this session of Process Explorations, Jared Morningstar will introduce the Islamic holiday of Ramadan. Jared will share his own experiences of the spiritual and physical practices central to this holiday, dwelling on the ways that this month of fasting offers opportunities for connecting more deeply with Muslim community, the natural world, and the Divine. He will also share the origins and the history of Ramadan, drawing connections with other religious communities and practices.
Teilhard and Whitehead on Hope with Jay McDaniel and Ernie Tamminga
Join Jay McDaniel, PhD and Ernie Tamminga, PhD to explore the shared vision of Teilhard de Chardin and Alfred North Whitehead who see the universe as an evolutionary process with inwardness present from the beginning.
The US and its Global Leadership for Refugees | Eric Shafer, Sid Mohn, and Karla Leitzman
In the aftermath of World War 2, the United States emerged as a leader in the resettlement of persons displaced by war. With the birth of the United Nations, the global community articulated a commitment to the protection of refugees to which the US was party, and which was ultimately codified into U.S. law in 1980. The Trump Administration in its first term significantly reduced refugee admissions and within the initial weeks of Trump’s second Administration, all refugee admissions were suspended. The Rev. Dr. Sid Mohn, The Rev. Eric Shafer, and Karla Leitzman will join us for a discussion of the history of refugee resettlement and its current realities.
Philosophy, Cultural Evolution, and the Hemisphere Hypothesis: A Lecture and Dialogue between Iain McGilchrist and Steve McIntosh
Join the Center for Process Studies and the Institute for Cultural Evolution for an engaging webinar featuring the pioneering neuroscientist and philosopher Iain McGilchrist, alongside integral philosopher Steve McIntosh. This event delves into the intersection of philosophy, cultural evolution, and the Hemisphere Hypothesis, beginning with a lecture by Iain McGilchrist, followed by a moderated dialogue with Steve McIntosh and audience Q&A.
Healing our Collective Pain: Whitehead, Jung, and Transformation | Sheri Kling
To heal our fragmentation, we must seek an understanding of both the cosmos and the psyche that unifies rather than divides. In this talk, Sheri D. Kling, Ph.D., will offer Whitehead and Jung as integrating resources that reveal a Reality that shows us that we matter, we belong, and we can experience positive change.
The Untrolling Project | Thandeka and Jennifer Jennings
Untrolling America is a new multimedia series created by Thandeka and Jennifer Jennings as part of a grassroots initiative to unite Americans across their partisan divides and cultural war battlefields. Thandeka and Jennifer will ask us to reflect after a screening of the first episode of Untrolling America.
Process Pop-Up: A Tale of Two Narratives: Judeo-Christian Perspectives on Creation and Salvation
This Process Pop-Up explores two major Judeo-Christian grand narratives: Fall/Redemption and Creation/Restoration. Dr. Gayle Hansen Browne will examine the historical development of these narratives, compare their perspectives on key theological themes, and discuss how the narrative Christians adopt shapes their spiritual and everyday lives.
As We Think, We Live: Critical Challenges for Educational Systems and Teachers | Chris Hughes
At the heart of Whitehead’s thinking is a healing unity. For many people a first encounter with Whitehead’s vision is a romance, a felt sense in the body, a shift in the ground under their feet. Whitehead himself saw romance as the first, and necessary, stage of deep learning. I think we can spark such a romance in young people. PROcess is a first attempt in this direction. This session explores both the need and the how of this attempt.
Process Pop-Up: The God of the Growing Edge: Whitehead and Thurman on Theology, Spirituality, and Social Change
In this Pop-Up, Bruce Epperly will draw from his book The God of the Growing Edge: Whitehead and Thurman on Theology, Spirituality, and Social Change to explore the intersecting spiritual visions of two towering figures: Alfred North Whitehead, the eminent philosopher and process theologian, and Howard Thurman, the influential African American mystic, theologian, and civil rights leader.
Process Pop-Up: Psychedelics, Religion, and Transformation
The intersection of psychedelics and Christianity provides an opportunity for spiritual and emotional healing, where psychedelics can mediate profound mystical experiences that deepen rather than diminish Christian faith. These experiences can help Christians overcome fear, connect directly with God's presence, and integrate such encounters into their own lives and ministry, as well as into the ministry of the Church.
Process Pop-Up: A Brief History of God: From Nature Spirits to Cosmic Consciousness
Join Nish Dubashia and Marie Murtagh for an engaging talk on "A Brief History of God: From Nature Spirits to Cosmic Consciousness." Tracing the evolution of human spirituality from ancient beliefs to modern visions of unity and awareness, this conversation blends history, philosophy, and personal insight. Includes a presentation and interactive Q&A inviting reflection on the future of faith, meaning, and consciousness.
Possibility Spaces in Cosmology, Biology, and Beyond
Join us for a fascinating webinar featuring Michael Levin (Tufts University) and George F. R. Ellis (University of Cape Town), moderated by Andrew M. Davis (Center for Process Studies). Together, they will explore the curious and profound question of “possibility spaces”—those unseen domains that shape what can emerge in cosmology, biology, and beyond. What are these possibility spaces? How do we come to know them? In what forms do they exist—and perhaps most intriguingly, why do they exist at all?