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spazz · 06-10-2003, 07:45 PM

I have heard this term by some theists but I am not familiar with it. Could someone give me a brief overview of it and perhaps major thinkers of this idea and/or critiques of it.

Thanks in advanced.

Silent Dave · 06-11-2003, 03:23 AM

According to the Wikipedia, process theology consists of the following propositions, among others:

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# God is not omnipotent.

# The universe is characterized by process and change carried out by the agents of free will. Free will characterizes everything in the universe, not just human beings. God can not force anything to happen, but rather only influence the exercise of this universal free will by offering possibilities.

# God contains the universe but is not identical with it (panentheism)

# Because God contains a changing universe, God is changeable (that is to say, God is affected by the actions that take place in the universe) over the course of time.

# People do not experience a subjective (or personal) immortality, but they do have an objective immortality in that their experiences live on forever in God, who contains all that was.

In other words, process theology is a conditional surrender to atheism in all but name.

Dave

Secular Pinoy · 06-11-2003, 04:07 AM

Take a look at Vinnie's website for a taste of Christian Panentheism and Process Theology.

spazz · 06-11-2003, 05:46 AM

Interesting, so what are some of your opinions about it?

emotional · 06-11-2003, 06:09 AM

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# People do not experience a subjective (or personal) immortality, but they do have an objective immortality in that their experiences live on forever in God, who contains all that was.

That's all it takes for me to decide I reject Process Theology. If it doesn't promise personal immortality then it can go to the trash.

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