nature of the divine

On Whitehead’s reading, God conditions Creativity—which by itself lacks a definite vector and can be akin to nothingness or chaos—and gives it both aim and memory, so that process can take on a historical trajectory. God instills a sense of purpose but we are never going to arrive at a final, finished state. Whitehead’s theology attempts to provide... See more

I would suggest that the position with the most theological coherence and historical validity would be best encapsulated this way: God is, and always has been, at work in every culture planting the seeds of Christ even though it may not be communicated in the exact grammar of the traditional Christian lexicon. With Christ as the hermeneutic key,

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I don’t know about anyone else, but right now I need a God who weeps and a God who sings over Her children (Zeph 3:17) more than I need a God who commands us to “girds up [our] loins like a man” (Job 42:7). Not that there’s not a time for that. God is not jut one thing. God has many faces and which one He/She/It/They shows us all depends on what we

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There has been criticism of the very use of the word “God” because it comes with so much baggage. I do not believe in the God Richard Dawkins rejects, and I understand the desire to avoid the term altogether. Yet I remain hesitant to simply throw it out, because to do so might be to break with a lineage of philosophical and spiritual reflection... See more