Synopsis
How should we attempt to understand the relationship between theology and science in the twenty-first century? In this book, I will attempt to answer this question by examining several previous attempts to classify this relationship. I also develop my personal view of the relation, thereafter discussing some Catholic contributions to this project, and then revisit some of my previously published material, highlighting the role of panentheism therein, and noting an emergent implication from the literature: the resultant possibilities for God--an implication that creates space for a broadly relational perspective of the process of emergence. These movements allow me to argue that kenosis and emergence can add to the discussion of understanding the theology and science relationship. Herein, I advocate a monistic process-based view of the overlapping relationship between theology and science.
About the Author
Bradford McCall is a theist, a Christian, and a practicing Catholic. My faith is deeply informed by both evolution and philosophy. Although science and philosophy are influences, they do not replace my deep Christian faith and experience. So then, "process" is a component of my understanding of God "in an evolutionary world." But it is not a metaphysical dogma, for it is not my goal to be a Whiteheadian (or a Peircean for that matter). These thinkers assist me; they do not provide a fundamental orientation for me. I am closer to process than to (say) Thomism, but this does not make me a Whiteheadian, as per se. I think that is where I differ from David Ray Griffin, Thomas Jay Oord, Roland Faber, and perhaps even Philip Clayton. I have been fortunate in that I have one B.S. in Biology, four Master degrees in Religion and Philosophy, and one PhD in Process Philosophy. My possibly penultimate training was received from Claremont School of Theology in May of 2022 (PhD). I have five books to my credit, four as author, and one as editor, all published with Wipf & Stock or one of their imprints. I have another 5 books under contract with the same company as well. Very fortunate indeed.
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