Christianity in Process - Part 3 - John Cobb

Introduction - Christianity in Process: Joining God in World Solidarity

Part 1 - The Authority of Scripture - John Cobb

• Part 1a - Authority, Atonement, Abortion, and a Big Hug - Thomas Jay Oord

• Part 1b - The New Evangelicals - Tim Whitaker

Part 2 - God's Incarnation in Jesus - John Cobb

• Part 2a - Theology in Process - Catherine Keller

• Part 2b - Panentheism, Pluralism, & Ecological Civilization - Andrew Schwartz

Part 3 - Divine Relationality - John Cobb

• Part 3a - Flowing with the Living God - Donna Bowman

• Part 3b - The Becoming of a Lutheran Queer Eco-Process Theologian from North Dakota - Jacob Erickson

Part 4 - The Human Experience of God: Law & Grace - John Cobb

• Part 4a - Aesthetic Religion - Jon Gil

• Part 4b - The Mighty Thor & God the Butcher - Ryan Does

Part 5 - The Kingdom of God - John Cobb

• Part 5a - Theology in an Event-Filled World - Joseph Bracken

• Part 5b - Process Theology Q&A - Thomas Jay Oord

Part 6 - Life After Death - John Cobb

• Part 6a - Everyday Mysticism & the Wisdom of Brother Lawrence with Carmen Butcher & Mike Morrel

•  Part 6b - Confronting Whiteness - Ben Boswell

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Divine Relationality with John Cobb

June 22, 2022 - by John Cobb [1:21 hrs]

Podcast 3

Christianity in Process

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Strangely Christian “orthodoxy” followed a particular philosophy far more than the Bible. This orthodoxy thought that what is really good is what a thing is in itself. Relations were limitations. God, they thought had none. But think for a moment what God could be before God had created anything when God was all alone by Godself. God could not love, for there was nothing to love. God could not know, for there was nothing to know, God could not cause anything, for there was no effect. Indeed, it is hard to think of God existing at all. The greater the cosmos that God influences loves, and knows, the greater is God. It seems rather obvious that a Creator who does not create anything is not much of a Creator. Sometimes people don’t notice that if they attribute all power to God, they similarly deny any power to God.

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CLASS NOTES BY STEVE THOMASON

Christianity in Process Session 3

with John Cobb and Tripp Fuller

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by Steve Thomason | Jul 4, 2022 | Theology

I am currently participating in the class Christianity in Process with John Cobb and Tripp Fuller. Here are my notes from their third session: The Divine Relationality. They compare and contrast two dominant views of God in the West–Being Itself and Supreme Being–with the Process Theology perspective of God as every instance of creativity. Enjoy!

ILLUSTRATION 1

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ILLUSTRATION 2

ILLUSTRATION 3

ILLUSTRATION 4

ILLUSTRATION 5

ILLUSTRATION 6