A Process Spirituality: Christian and Transreligious Resources for Transformation
American culture is in a state of critical fragmentation. The author argues that we will solve neither the ecological crisis nor our social estrangement from each until we transform our perception of life as embodied and interconnected, and rediscover what is sacred through transformative lived experiences of wholeness. Using an embodied theological framework supported by comparative, hermeneutical, and constructive methodologies, A Process Spirituality synthesizes theoretical, empirical, and practical resources to construct a hopeful and holistic understanding of God, the world, and the self. Interweaving Alfred North Whitehead’s vision of a relational cosmos with Carl Gustav Jung’s integrated, relational psyche, and a powerful spiritual praxis of dream work creates a generative matrix through which to perceive a God-world reality characterized by value, relationality, and transformation in which individuals matter, belong, and can experience positive change. Such a Christian and transreligious vision of hope offers individuals the possibility and capacity to move from a state of fragmentation to one of psycho-spiritual wholeness and flourishing.
About the Author
Sheri D. Kling, PhD is an interdisciplinary scholar who explores how human beings move from fragmentation toward belonging through soul formation, relational worldviews, and communities of spiritual practice. Integrating Jungian depth psychology, relational theology, human sciences, and empirical research on meaning and human flourishing, she serves as Director of Spiritual Formation and Research for the Center for Process Studies, where she leads the John Templeton Foundation-funded initiative Modern Meaning: Spiritual Yearning and the Quest for a Flourishing World. She is a faculty member of the Haden Institute and Graduate Theological Foundation, adjunct faculty at Claremont School of Theology, and serves in the advisory circle for the World Institute for Science, Religion, and Culture. Dr. Kling is the author of A Process Spirituality: Christian and Transreligious Resources for Transformation, has contributed to several additional volumes, and is a frequent keynote speaker who leads courses, concerts, and spiritual retreats exploring spirituality, transformation, and human flourishing. She can be found online at https://sherikling.com/.
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