Events
Envisioning the Future of the Process Movement | Jay McDaniel and Chris Hughes
Today process thought is growing in many parts of the world, albeit as a minority tradition in a world faced by many crises. Might it have a role to play? Might its voice be heard? Chris Hughes and Jay McDaniel will share ways this might happen, inviting discussion as we think together about the future of the process movement.
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Why Health? What We Need to Think about When We Think about Health | Sandro Galea
In this presentation Sandro Galea will discuss the philosophical foundations of health, why we value health, and the implications that has for our actions on health as a society.
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Ten Differences Between Traditional Systematic Theology and My Systematic Theology of Love | Thomas Jay Oord
The shift from theologies oriented around controlling power to one oriented around uncontrolling love radically reshapes what systematic theology can be. It centers experience in bold ways, and not just the experiences of white men. In this session, Thomas Jay Oord explores ten differences between his systematic theology of love and traditional systematic theologies.
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Process Philosophy in Under-Explored Traditions in Philosophical History: An Online Conference
This conference will be the first to birth this long overdue intellectual exchange as it offers an improved metaphysical framework for value and consciousness in all ontological entities to address various concerns that are facing humanity: economy, political, and environmental. Although there are hesitant answers to some of these global challenges facing humanity, the influence of substance-based analysis has yet to offer penetrative answers, in addition to the almost complete lack of interaction among scholars of process to explore their common ground for a common voice in the way that substance thought has done over the centuries.
Dementia Dharma: Caring for Sentient Beings with Neurodegenerative Diseases | Lourdes Arguelles and John Freese
Lopon Dorje Khandro and Rev. Dr. Dhammabodhi will present the 6 paramitas (perfections) as the theoretical framework that they utilize in their spiritual care practice in order to embrace the suffering of both humans and non-humans. Lopon-la will give an overview of the six paramitas and focus on the paramitas of patience and wisdom in spiritual care. Rev. Dhammabodhi will focus on how ethics and meditation practice apply to spiritual care.
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14th International Whitehead Conference
This global gathering of scholars, educators, and practitioners marks a pivotal moment to engage Alfred North Whitehead’s philosophy in dialogue with the pressing challenges and transformative opportunities of the 21st century. The theme of the 2026 International Whitehead Conference is: “Process Philosophy in a Time of Polycrisis: Science, Meaning, and Civilization.” The conference will explore how process thought can illuminate the great transitions of our time—toward a more sustainable, creative, and compassionate world.