God-creature-revelation : a neoclassical framework for fundamental theology /

God-creature-revelation : a neoclassical framework for fundamental theology /

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Korsmeyer, Jerry D.
Imprint:	Lanham : University Press of America, ©1995.
Description:	xv, 227 pages ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Catholic Church -- Doctrines. Catholic Church. Theology, Doctrinal. Theology, Doctrinal.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13178007

Hidden Bibliographic Details
ISBN:	0819196886 9780819196880 0819196894 9780819196897
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-221) and index. committed to retain from JKM Seminaries Library 2023 JKM University of Chicago Library
Summary:	Educated Western Christians seek to understand the scientific basis of evolution as well as to justify why a God worth worshiping can be responsible -- yet not indictable -- for evil. The author creates an innovative theological framework that addresses these concerns and provides part of a structure for fundamental theology which is based on the neoclassical metaphysics of Charles Hartshorne and the speculative cosmology of Alfred North Whitehead. His model of the divine has three basic principles: God is love, God is the creator, and this creativity is an integral part of divine essence. From this model, he develops a fundamental theology which focuses on the nature of divinity, the interaction between human and the divine, and divine revelation. He attributes much of his own concept of revelation to Whitehead's model in which revelation is indicative of a successful communion between human and divine. This revelation is achieved through symbolic mediation and it is as much inter-personal reconciliation as it is a universal resonance of the creative essence between heaven and earth. This framework shows initial agreement with Christian traditions; it is highly coherent, universal in scope and, most importantly, it has rich potential for future Christian understanding.

Description
Summary:	Those looking for a synthesis of faith and reason should look toward this cohesive up-to-date version of "process theology". Resistant to past criticisms of process theology, this book presents a resonance model of revelation that envisions us "tuning-in" to God. Comprehensively, God-Creature-Revelation also provides modern Christians with an understanding of evolution in consonance with current scientific knowledge, and a coherent argument as to why worship-worthy God is responsible but not indictable for evil.<br> <br> Contents: Introduction; Two Dominant Aspects of Contemporary Human Experience; A Shift in Perspective: A Neoclassical Framework for Fundamental Theology; The God-Creature Interaction in a Neoclassical Framework; A Neoclassical View of Evolution and Evil; Revelation Revisited; Summary and Potential of a Neoclassical Framework.
Physical Description:	xv, 227 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-221) and index.
ISBN:	0819196886 9780819196880 0819196894 9780819196897