Tag: process theology
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.…
- Ernie Tamminga, Jay McDaniel
Drawing from Thomas Jay Oord’s work as well as his own scholarship, Dr. Adis Duderija will guide participants through the theological landscape, examining both the obstacles and opportunities for integrating amipotence within the Islamic interpretive tradition. We’ll delve into how we can reframe our understanding of the Qur'an and its…
- Adis Duderija
The Center for Process Studies and the UCI Program in Religious Studies are excited to announce the winners of the 2024 - 2025 Process Studies & South Asia Fellowship! Applications for the Fellowship were so excellent that we have chosen two fellows: Pragya Jain and Daniel Siakel! Read the post…
- General Announcement
At the heart of process-relational theology in the tradition of Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947) and Charles Hartshorne (1897-2000) is the rejection of coercive omnipotence and the embrace of divine persuasion… Read More »From Force to Persuasion: Process-Relational Perspectives on Power and the God of Love
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- Cascade Books
Although process theology has always been a diverse phenomenon, its historical prevalence as a movement within Protestant Christianity surely extends from Whitehead’s own concern for “the tale of the Christian religion” as beholden to “the leaders of the protestant clergy.” As evidenced in a chapter titled “The New Reformation” in…
The University of California, Irvine (UCI) Program in Religious Studies supports promising PhD students or recent graduates (within 1 year of graduating with PhD and in an teaching or independent research position of some kind) to pursue targeted scholarship in Process-relational philosophy in substantive dialog with any aspect of South…
- General Announcement
I think I may be a metamodern Christian. At least I feel that way when I hear Brendan Graham Dempsey talk about metamodern Christianity. Or at least his version of it, to be developed further in a book. I am a process Christian, too. That is, I am very influenced…
The relationship between Islam and process philosophy/thought as a philosophical system of thought, can be mutually enriched by a two-fold attitude: (1) to accept and work to highlight the commonalities while also (2) honouring the distinctiveness of each tradition and system of thought. That is, inasmuch as Islam offers a…
I believe Muslim process theologians will retain a notion of Divine omnipotence, contra many of their Christian and Jewish colleagues. But, this will be a necessary move if their theology is to be taken at all seriously amongst both the religious authorities and the common believers. Despite the marked pluralism…
Featuring 36 presentations and 12 moderated panel discussions, the event aimed to not only celebrate the past, but also look to the future in the context of a new generation of process thinkers, those whose work and influence are forging the next 50 years. The conference gathered a truly eclectic…
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