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1 online resource (176 pages) |
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text file |
| Contents |
Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: "In Whom We Live and Move and Have Our Being" (Acts 17:28); Chapter 2: Divine and Human Creativity; Chapter 3: The Shape of Things to Come; Chapter 4: The Collective Power of Good and Evil; Chapter 5: The Church and the Kingdom of God; Chapter 6: "What is Truth?" (John 18:38); Chapter 7: Divine Providence and Human Freedom; Chapter 8: Prayer and the Collective Power of Good; Chapter 9: Alpha and Omega: The Beginning and the End; Chapter 10: Science, Faith, and Altruism; Chapter 11: Learning to Trust; Notes; Index. |
| Summary |
Joseph A. Bracken, S.J., introduces the process-relational metaphysics of Alfred North Whitehead and other process theologians as he tries to reconcile the sometimes-conflicting views of traditional Christian doctrines and the modern scientific world. To present thi material in an accessible manner to a wider audience, Bracken reworks Whitehead's "model" of the God-world relationship, showing that God is involved in an ongoing, ever-changing relationship with humans and other creatures. He also discusses the work of other contemporary theologians to help Christians come. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Philosophical theology.
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Philosophical theology. |
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Process theology.
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Process theology. |
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Spirituality.
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Spirituality. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Bracken, Joseph A. Christianity and Process Thought : Spirituality for a Changing World. West Conshohocken : Templeton Press, ©2009 9781932031980 |
| ISBN |
9781599471648 (electronic book) |
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1599471647 (electronic book) |
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1282450875 |
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9781282450875 |
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