Bradford McCall

I am a theist, a Christian, and a catholic in the sense of universal. My faith is deeply informed by both evolution and philosophy. Although Darwinian evolutionary biology and philosophy are heavy influences upon me, they do not replace my deep Christian faith, convictions, 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 Comparative Theology. My possibly penultimate training was received from Claremont School of Theology in May of 2022 (PhD). I have 9 books to my credit, 7 as author, and 2 as editor, all published with Wipf & Stock or one of their imprints. I have another 5 books under contract with the same publishing company as well. Very fortunate indeed am I.