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Charles Hartshorne's Concept of God

Philosophical and Theological Responses

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Editors:
  1. Santiago Sia

    1. Dept. of Philosophy, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, USA

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Part of the book series: Studies in Philosophy and Religion (STPAR, volume 12)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Hartshorne’s Neoclassical Theism and Black Theology

    • Theodore Walker Jr.
    Pages 1-22

  3. The Dipolar God and Latin American Liberation Theology

    • Peter C. Phan
    Pages 23-39

  4. Competition and the Common Good: The Liberal Politics of Charles Hartshorne

    • Randall Morris
    Pages 41-55

  5. God, Power and the Struggle for Liberation: A Feminist Contribution

    • Sheila Greeve Davaney
    Pages 57-75

  6. Religion, God and Indian Thought

    • Arabinda Basu
    Pages 77-87

  7. The World: Body of God or Field of Cosmic Activity?

    • Joseph Bracken
    Pages 89-102

  8. Charles Hartshorne’s Philosophy of God: A Thomistic Critique

    • W. Norris Clarke
    Pages 103-123

  9. Can the God of Process Thought be “Redeemed”?

    • André Cloots, Jan Van Der Veken
    Pages 125-136

  10. Hartshorne’s Concept of God Examined in the Light of Phenomenology and Buddhism

    • Hiroshi Endo
    Pages 137-152

  11. Some Remarks on Charles Hartshorne’s Conception of Theology

    • Piotr Gutowski
    Pages 153-162

  12. Continuity and Novelty: A Contribution to the Dialogue between Buddhism and Process Thought

    • John S. Ishihara
    Pages 163-184

  13. A Jewish Perspective on Charles Hartshorne’s Concept of God

    • William E. Kaufman
    Pages 185-195

  14. Process Thought and Some Biblical Evidence

    • Martin McNamara
    Pages 197-218

  15. Rigor, Reason and Moderation: Hartshorne’s Contribution to the Philosophy of Religion and Philosophical Theology

    • David A. Pailin
    Pages 219-238

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 239-332
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About this book

Charles Hartshorne's considerable writings have been influential in contem­ 1 porary religious and philosophical thought. Not only is he regarded as the leading living representative of process thought as well as a much respected interpreter of Whitehead, but he has also established himself as an original 2 and creative thinker in his own right. The literature on his philosophy has been rapidly increasing. His thought and influence have also been the subject 3 of a number of conferences and gatherings of scholars. One of Hartshorne's most notable contributions to contemporary philoso­ 4 phy and theology is his concept of God. In his writings he has set out "to formulate the idea of deity so as to preserve, perhaps increase, its religious value, while yet avoiding the contradictions which seem inseparable from the 5 idea as customarily defined." The result of his efforts has been the develop­ ment of the concept of a "dipolar God" (insofar as contrasting metaphysical predicates, e.g. relative/absolute, contingent/necessary, finite/infinite and so on, are affirmed as applicable to God although always in an eminent way). Inasmuch as he has elaborated this concept in close dialogue with classical theism, he also refers to it as "neo-classical". Because of the emphasis he places on the reality of change and becoming in his metaphysics (which regards God as the chief exemplification of metaphysical principles), the term 6 "process" has likewise been used to describe his notion of God.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Dept. of Philosophy, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, USA

    Santiago Sia

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Charles Hartshorne's Concept of God

  • Book Subtitle: Philosophical and Theological Responses

  • Editors: Santiago Sia

  • Series Title: Studies in Philosophy and Religion

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1014-5

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 1990

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-0290-2Published: 31 December 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-4046-6Published: 15 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-1014-5Published: 14 March 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 334

  • Topics: Philosophy of Religion, Religious Studies, general

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