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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?
World Goodwill Seminar | Envisioning a New Global Culture: The Search for Unity between East and West
How can Chinese wisdom and Whitehead’s philosophy of organism help build a culture of shared humanity and hope—bridging East and West? Center for Process Studies Board Chair, Dr. Jay McDaniel will explore this topic. Also presenting in this session of the seminar is Dr. Jack Bagby, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Consciousness, and Cosmology at the California Institute of Integral Studies.
Process Pop-Up: Eco-Psychology, Plant Medicine, and the Sacred Earth
Join educator Travis Cox for an exploratory webinar discussing the intersections between non-ordinary states of consciousness, our relationships to the more-than-human world, and the connections between human mental health and the health of the living Earth.
Process Pop-Up: The Death of Supernaturalism
In this Process Pop-Up, we’ll explore the core ideas of Chad Bahl’s newest book, The Death of Supernaturalism: The Case for Process Naturalism—a bold theological manifesto that critiques the metaphysical assumptions of supernatural theism. Bahl argues for a process naturalist view of God—one which sees God as relational, persuasive and embedded within the natural world.
Special Event Featuring the Graduates of the 2025 Certificate Program in Process Thought and Practice
In this special event, the students from the 2025 Certificate in Process Thought and Practice will present their springboard projects. Their projects range from artistic expressions of creativity to academic explorations of Whitehead's philosophy. Process thought and practice unify these personal adventures and speak to the transformative power of individual encounters with the process movement.
Process Theology Alive in Church Life | Leslie King
In this presentation, Leslie King will share almost 20 years of implementing process thought in congregational life. Given that administration, worship leadership, program development and pastoral care are four pillars of congregational leadership, she will examine the way Process Theology buoys up these traditional efforts.
China in Process: Reflections from a Recent Journey | Meijun Fan, Zhihe Wang, Cliff Cobb, Jay Jones
This Process Explorations session offers a reflective account of a recent journey through several regions of China, undertaken in the wake of John B. Cobb Jr.’s passing. Rather than a travel report or a series of separate observations, this online session seeks to convey the journey as a lived and unfolding whole. Meijun Fan, Zhihe Wang, Cliff Cobb, and Jay Jones will add their perspectives regarding what was offered and received at the various institutions and in transit.
Process Pop-Up: Evolution in Divine Love
In this Process Pop-Up, Swami Padmanabha will discuss the ideas in Evolution in Divine Love. Far from portraying divinity as distant or static, Swami Padmanabha encourages us to see Ultimate Reality as both changeless and ever-new, infinite and intimate, perfect and perpetually becoming—animated by the same love that pulses through every corner of creation. Through this lens, he invites us to view reality not as a closed system, but as a living, breathing process of growth, beauty, and co-creative transformation.
Just a Little Walk with Jesus: A Lenten Adventure | Bruce Epperly
In this session of Process Explorations, Bruce Epperly will reflect on the meaning of Lent from a process perspective. Lent is a holy adventure of simplifying and awakening to God's presence in ourselves and the world. During Lent, we prune the excess cumber of our lives to open to God's moment by moment and long-term vision for us.
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Applying Integrative Metatheories to the Most Pressing Challenges of Our Time | Robb Smith & Brendan Graham Dempsey
In this session of Process Explorations, Robb Smith and Brendan Graham Dempsey introduce the concept of integrative metatheories and share how the Institute of Applied Metatheory's initiatives leverage these theories to promote civilizational transformation. Initiatives range from understanding the metacrisis and artificial intelligence to reshaping the educational landscape and worldviews—all utilizing the unique insights of integrative metatheory to effect meaningful change.
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Interweavings: Deep Listening: Dynamic Practices and Living Texts
Rabbi Leila Gal Berner and Sheri D. Kling strongly believe that there is still something life-giving in both ancient texts and pre-modern practices, and that both can come alive in dynamic ways while still being grounded in timeless wisdom. In this event, Rabbi Berner and Dr. Kling will share their own experiences with reshaping traditional practices to reawaken modern sensibilities to potentially transforming encounters with texts and with the Divine.