02844cam a2200469Mi 4500 ocn727649189 OCoLC 20200709055418.0 m d cr |n| 110530s2009 xx o 000 0 eng d EBLCP eng EBLCP OCLCQ N$T 9781599471648 (electronic bk.) 1599471647 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)727649189 389197 (N$T) BT55.B73 2006 REL 067130 bisacsh REL 078000 bisacsh 230/.046 N$TA Bracken, Joseph A. Christianity and Process Thought [electronic resource] : Spirituality for a Changing World. West Conshohocken : Templeton Press, 2009. 1 online resource (176 p.) Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: "In Whom We Live and Move and Have Our Being" (Acts 17:28); Chapter 2: Divine and Human Creativity; Chapter 3: The Shape of Things to Come; Chapter 4: The Collective Power of Good and Evil; Chapter 5: The Church and the Kingdom of God; Chapter 6: "What is Truth?" (John 18:38); Chapter 7: Divine Providence and Human Freedom; Chapter 8: Prayer and the Collective Power of Good; Chapter 9: Alpha and Omega: The Beginning and the End; Chapter 10: Science, Faith, and Altruism; Chapter 11: Learning to Trust; Notes; Index. Joseph A. Bracken, S.J., introduces the process-relational metaphysics of Alfred North Whitehead and other process theologians as he tries to reconcile the sometimes-conflicting views of traditional Christian doctrines and the modern scientific world. To present thi material in an accessible manner to a wider audience, Bracken reworks Whitehead's "model" of the God-world relationship, showing that God is involved in an ongoing, ever-changing relationship with humans and other creatures. He also discusses the work of other contemporary theologians to help Christians come. Description based on print version record. Religion. Philosophical theology. Process theology. Spirituality. RELIGION / Christian Theology / Process bisacsh RELIGION / Fundamentalism bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Bracken, Joseph A. Christianity and Process Thought : Spirituality for a Changing World West Conshohocken : Templeton Press, c2009 9781932031980 Ebook Library http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=691526 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=389197 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL691526 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 50584 50584