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Process theology

Process theology is a type of theology developed from Alfred North Whitehead's (1861–1947) process philosophy, but most notably by Charles Hartshorne (1897–2000), John B. Cobb (1925–2024), and Eugene H. Peters (1929–1983). Process theology and process philosophy are collectively referred to as "process thought".

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related to Further reading · 252
Process theology → Albany, AltaMira Press, An Atheist, Anchor Books, André Gounelle, April, Authorship, Basic Introduction, Becoming, Beginning, Belonging, Bernard, Bethany House Publishers, BF00134167, Blackwell, Bowman, Brepols, Bruce, Bryan, Buchler's Ordinal Metaphysics
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Process theology → Abraham Joshua Heschel, Anson Laytner, Aristotle, Bradley Shavit Artson, Burton Mindick, Charles Hartshorne, Charles Secrétan, Cobb, Contemporary Jewish, David Ray Griffin, Donald, Englander, Eugene, French, Gilbert, God, Harold Kushner, Harry Slominsky, Hartshorne, John
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Process theology → An, Companion Encyclopedia, Faith Byrne, Frankfurt, Handbook, Houlden, ISBN, Lancaster, Leslie, London, Ontos Verlag, Peter, Process StudiesProcess, Process Thought X1, Routledge, The Center, Theology, Weber, Whiteheadian Process Thought, Will Desmond
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Process theology → American, Catherine Keller, He, Henry Young, Here, Hope, In, Making, Marjorie Hewitt Suchocki, Monica Coleman, No Way, Process, Rosemary Radford Ruether, Sallie McFague, She, Way Out, Young
related to Relationship to the doctrine of the incarnation · 11
Process theology → Christ, Christian, Cobb, Contrary, God, God's, Incarnation, Jesus, Logos, Rather, Word
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Process theology → Christian, Critics, God, God's, In, Process, The
related to Relationship to pluralism · 5
Process theology → Additionally, Divine, God, In, Process
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Process theology → type of theology developed from Alfred North Whitehead's

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