Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Process Thinking & Human Living: An Online Seminar for Exploration and Inspiration


Process Thinking & Human Living:
An Online Seminar for Exploration and Inspiration
Premiered Oct 25, 2022



~  Charts & Outlines by Sheri Kling from the Center of Process Studies  ~
found further below

In this 3-hour, online seminar, speakers from Process & Faith, a program of the Center for Process Studies of Claremont School of Theology explore aspects of process thought that make a positive difference in human life and in the life of the earth

This seminar was a collaboration of Process & Faith in the U.S., the Network of Spiritual Progressives – Australia, and the Centre for Interfaith Understanding in Singapore. It is co-sponsored by the Center for Process Studies and the Cobb Institute.

Network of Spiritual Progressives: https://spiritualprogressives.org
Centre for Interfaith Understanding: https://cifusg.wordpress.com
Center for Process Studies: https://www.ctr4process.org
Cobb Institute: https://cobb.institute

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Presenters:

Andrew M. Davis, Ph.D., is Program Director for the Center for Process Studies at Claremont School of Theology. A native of northern California, he was born and raised among the towering redwoods of Occidental and the meandering woodlands of Santa Rosa’s Bennett Valley. It was out of these natural settings that his passion for the questions of philosophy, theology and religion first emerged. He holds B.A. in Philosophy and Theology, an M.A. in Interreligious Studies, and a Ph.D. in Religion and Process Philosophy from Claremont School of Theology. He was recently nominated and elected as a fellow for the International Society of Science and Religion (ISSR). He is a poet, aphorist and author or editor of several books including Mind, Value, and Cosmos: On the Relational Nature of Ultimacy (nominated for the ISSR 2022 Book Prize). Follow his work: https://www.andrewmdavis.info

Bruce Epperly, Ph.D., has spent over forty years in the varied vocations of seminary and university professor, university chaplain, congregational pastor, and seminary administrator. He is the author of over sixty books in theology, spirituality, health and healing, scripture, politics, and ministerial excellence and wellbeing, including The Elephant is Running: Process and Open and Relational Theologies and Religious Pluralism; Process Theology: Embracing Adventure with God; Mystics in Action: Twelve Saints for Today; Prophetic Healing: Howard Thurman’s Vision of Contemplative Activism; and Francis of Assisi: From Privilege to Activism. His comments for this event are inspired by his Process Theology and Politics. Follow his work: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/livinga...

Patricia Adams Farmer, M.Div., M.A., M.Ed., is a process theologian, writer, and minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). She is the author of Embracing a Beautiful God, Fat Soul: A Philosophy of S-I-Z-E, Replanting Ourselves in Beauty (edited with Jay McDaniel), Beauty and Process Theology: A Journey of Transformation, and two theological novels: The Metaphor Maker and Fat Soul Fridays. While serving a small congregation in Fulton, Missouri, she enjoys playing classical guitar, restoring her historical home, and spending time with her husband, Ron Farmer, and their ginger cat, Alfie. Follow her work: https://patriciaadamsfarmer.com

Sheri D. Kling, Ph.D., is the director of Process and Faith (Center for Process Studies of Claremont School of Theology) and the John Cobb Legacy Fund. She is also a writer, teacher, and constructive theologian who integrates the process-relational philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead and the analytical psychology of C. G. Jung for psycho-spiritual wholeness. She is a faculty member of the Haden Institute, the author of A Process Spirituality: Christian and Transreligious Resources for Transformation and Finding Home: Rural Reflections on the Journey to Wholeness and editor or contributor to several other texts. Sheri lives with her dog Bobby and her cat, Chelsea, in Bradenton, Florida, where she enjoys Gulf breezes and local wildlife. Follow her work: https://www.sherikling.com

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Process & Faith is a multi-faith network for relational spirituality and the common good.


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00:00 Welcome – Richard Livingston
02:20 Opening remarks – Adis Duderija
05:32 Introduction – Sheri Kling
13:03 Patricia Adams Farmer — Beauty in Troubled Times
40:03 Andrew Davis – Ideas in Process
1:19:15 Bruce Epperly – Healing Politics
1:52:42 Sheri Kling – Wholeness & Transformation
2:22:45 Closing Q&A



Charts & Outlines by Sheri Kling
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