I don't agree with this theologian but put the link up for students to study,by Jason Burns
Preface
Among philosophers of this century Alfred North Whitehead has been a seminal thinker for an increasingly influential concept in the theological world.
Introduction
To Whitehead, God is in the world, or nowhere, creating continually in us and around us.
Chapter 1: Life
A brief biography of Whitehead's life -- his early years, his family, his writing and teaching, lectures, Process-Thought, and final years. Includes Charles Hartshorne's interpretation of Whiteheadian thought.
Chapter 2: Thought
For Whitehead, the cosmic process -- God -- is characterized by change, dynamism, inter-relationships or "organic inter-penetration," the presence of heights and depths of "importance," and the quality of tenderness or love.
Chapter 3: Significance
God himself is 'in process', in the sense that he is not abstractly eternal, utterly above and beyond all temporal succession. Rather, he is eminently temporal. God is seen not as primarily the 'unmoved mover' or 'first cause' or 'absolute reality,' but as the supremely related one. God in his consequent aspect is persuasive, sympathetic, affected by all that is not himself, inclusive of all possible good, supremely tender -- indeed, God so portrayed is Love.
Brief Bibliography
Preface
Among philosophers of this century Alfred North Whitehead has been a seminal thinker for an increasingly influential concept in the theological world.
Introduction
To Whitehead, God is in the world, or nowhere, creating continually in us and around us.
Chapter 1: Life
A brief biography of Whitehead's life -- his early years, his family, his writing and teaching, lectures, Process-Thought, and final years. Includes Charles Hartshorne's interpretation of Whiteheadian thought.
Chapter 2: Thought
For Whitehead, the cosmic process -- God -- is characterized by change, dynamism, inter-relationships or "organic inter-penetration," the presence of heights and depths of "importance," and the quality of tenderness or love.
Chapter 3: Significance
God himself is 'in process', in the sense that he is not abstractly eternal, utterly above and beyond all temporal succession. Rather, he is eminently temporal. God is seen not as primarily the 'unmoved mover' or 'first cause' or 'absolute reality,' but as the supremely related one. God in his consequent aspect is persuasive, sympathetic, affected by all that is not himself, inclusive of all possible good, supremely tender -- indeed, God so portrayed is Love.
Brief Bibliography
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