ADVENTURES IN THE SPIRIT : God, World, Divine Action

Clayton, Philip; Simpson, Zachary (editor)

ISBN 10: 0800663187 / ISBN 13: 9780800663186

Published by Fortress, 2008

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310pp. Softback, VG, chapter notes and references, index, Includes: The methods of philosophy and theology, Emergence, Panentheism, Divine action, The theological adventure applied,

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: ADVENTURES IN THE SPIRIT : God, World, Divine Action
• Publisher: Fortress
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0800663187
• ISBN 13: 9780800663186
• Binding: Soft Cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Religion

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Synopsis

Many theologians have beenreconceiving the God-worldrelation, challenging the separationthat underlay too much of Patristicand Scholastic theology. Thesepanentheists affirm a radical indwellingof God within the world and the worldwithin God. During the same periodscientists have begun to abandon thereductionist ideology that characterizedmuch of the modern period.Reductionism is being replaced by anew emphasis on emergence: the studyof how new structures and entitiesarise throughout the evolutionaryprocess and how each requires its ownform of explanation.

Surprisingly few theologians haverecognized the paradigm shiftrepresented by the convergenceof these two important schools ofthought. Clayton's pioneering workdevelops new models of God andthe God-world relation in light ofpanentheism and emergent complexityand models an open-minded Christiantheology that still respects tradition.

About the Authors

Zachary Simpson has a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University.

Philip Clayton is Ingraham Professor at the Claremont School of Theology and Professor of Philosophy and Religion at the Claremont Graduate University.