intro to process theology - jesus
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Intro to Process Theology
Intro to Process Theology
Science and Religion (God and the World)
Evil and Suffering
Jesus and Creative Transformation
Pluralism, Prayer, Economism, and Ecology
In your opinion, what makes Jesus unique? Why
is Jesus’ uniqueness
important to you?
World
God
Supernaturalism and Jesus
Virgin birth
Jesus as omnipotent God
Sacrificial death was God's plan
Resuscitation
Salvation into heaven
God World
Jesus' Power in Process Theology
Almighty All-powerful
Persuasive Love-power
Multiple causation
Process theology and Jesus
Incarnation
Jesus' uniqueness
Cross
Resurrection
Creative transformation
God World
Incarnation
God was in Jesus.
God was uniquely in Jesus.
Jesus was a human man, not different from you and me.
Jesus' uniqueness
Different by degree: Unique in his responsiveness to God's call
Different by content: God gave him a unique call
Different by experience: Unique experience of oneness with God
Cross
God suffered with Jesus on the cross.
Resurrection
Disciples experienced him after he died.
Rose to a spiritual body.
Sign of hope.
Creative Transformation
Making lemon-aid out of lemons
A new future is always possible
Participating in the faithfulness of JesusJesus' teachings open us to the possibility of creative transformation
Jesus is in us
Participate in saving the world
"If Jesus is our center, then there can be no boundary."
-John B. Cobb, Jr.
John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
"Jesus called for a community of
perfect openness."-John B. Cobb, Jr.
John 14:1-14
14“Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. 2In my Father’s house
there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am,
there you may be also.
4And you know the way to the place where I am going.” 5Thomas said to
Next week: Pluralism, Prayer,
Economism, and Ecology
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