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A Process Christology

David Ray Griffin

This book, originally published by The Westminster Press in 1973, was the first full-scale Christology based upon process thought. Its thesis: Whitehead's process philosophy provides a basis for explicating the idea that Jesus of Nazareth is God's decisive self-revelation, in a manner that is consistent with both modern thought and Christian faith. A Process Christology brings together three dimensions of recent theology: the new quest for the historical Jesus, the new-orthodox emphasis on God's self-revealing activity in history, and the theology based primarily on the process philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead and Charles Hartshorne. This edition contains a new Preface.
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University Press of America
Pages: 280 • Trim: 5¼ x 8½
978-0-8191-7686-8 • Paperback • July 1990 • $78.99 • (£61.00)
978-1-4616-7644-7 • eBook • July 1990 • $75.00 • (£58.00)
Subjects: Religion / History
David Ray Griffin is Professor of Philosophy of Religion at the School of Theology at Claremont and Claremont Graduate School. He is also Executive Director of the Center for Process Studies.
[This] book is a good introduction to process thought and to some of the problems of Christology, as well as a careful critique of the positions of Tillich, H. Richard Niebuhr, Bultmann, and Schleiermacher on these issues. The book is carefully argued.
— Journal of Ecumenical Studies


[This book] both provides an accurate statement of the positions taken by major theologians and, standing on their shoulders, advances the discussion.
— John B. Cobb, Jr.; Journal of Ecumenical Studies


The book is well-organized and carefully argued....This demanding but readable study, requiring little background in the specific topics considered, is recommended for upper-division undergraduate and graduate students in religion.
— Choice Reviews


The book is well-organized and carefully argued....This demanding but readable study, requiring little background in the specific topics considered, is recommended for upper-division undergraduate and graduate students in religion.
— Choice Reviews


[This] book is a good introduction to process thought and to some of the problems of Christology, as well as a careful critique of the positions of Tillich, H. Richard Niebuhr, Bultmann, and Schleiermacher on these issues. The book is carefully argued.
— Journal of Ecumenical Studies


[This book] both provides an accurate statement of the positions taken by major theologians and, standing on their shoulders, advances the discussion.
— John B. Cobb, Jr.; Journal of Ecumenical Studies


A Process Christology

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Paperback
Summary
Summary
  • This book, originally published by The Westminster Press in 1973, was the first full-scale Christology based upon process thought. Its thesis: Whitehead's process philosophy provides a basis for explicating the idea that Jesus of Nazareth is God's decisive self-revelation, in a manner that is consistent with both modern thought and Christian faith. A Process Christology brings together three dimensions of recent theology: the new quest for the historical Jesus, the new-orthodox emphasis on God's self-revealing activity in history, and the theology based primarily on the process philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead and Charles Hartshorne. This edition contains a new Preface.
Details
Details
  • University Press of America
    Pages: 280 • Trim: 5¼ x 8½
    978-0-8191-7686-8 • Paperback • July 1990 • $78.99 • (£61.00)
    978-1-4616-7644-7 • eBook • July 1990 • $75.00 • (£58.00)
    Subjects: Religion / History
Author
Author
  • David Ray Griffin is Professor of Philosophy of Religion at the School of Theology at Claremont and Claremont Graduate School. He is also Executive Director of the Center for Process Studies.
Reviews
Reviews
  • [This] book is a good introduction to process thought and to some of the problems of Christology, as well as a careful critique of the positions of Tillich, H. Richard Niebuhr, Bultmann, and Schleiermacher on these issues. The book is carefully argued.
    — Journal of Ecumenical Studies


    [This book] both provides an accurate statement of the positions taken by major theologians and, standing on their shoulders, advances the discussion.
    — John B. Cobb, Jr.; Journal of Ecumenical Studies


    The book is well-organized and carefully argued....This demanding but readable study, requiring little background in the specific topics considered, is recommended for upper-division undergraduate and graduate students in religion.
    — Choice Reviews


    The book is well-organized and carefully argued....This demanding but readable study, requiring little background in the specific topics considered, is recommended for upper-division undergraduate and graduate students in religion.
    — Choice Reviews


    [This] book is a good introduction to process thought and to some of the problems of Christology, as well as a careful critique of the positions of Tillich, H. Richard Niebuhr, Bultmann, and Schleiermacher on these issues. The book is carefully argued.
    — Journal of Ecumenical Studies


    [This book] both provides an accurate statement of the positions taken by major theologians and, standing on their shoulders, advances the discussion.
    — John B. Cobb, Jr.; Journal of Ecumenical Studies


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