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Process Theology: An Introductory Exposition

John B. Cobb Jr. and David Ray Griffin
1976 · English
Theological introduction · Late-twentieth-century American process theology

Cobb and Griffin's 1976 founding introduction to process theology

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Rows where works disagree are highlighted in gold. The full ontology grid is shown.

Attribute Process Theology: An Introductory Exposition (Mid)
Time · Extent Infinite
Time · Ontological Status Relational
Time · Grain Discrete
Time · Freedom Non-Deterministic
Time · Traversability Linear
Time · Dimensionality One
Time · Direction Uni-directional
Space · Extent Infinite
Space · Ontological Status Relational
Space · Curvature Flat
Space · Dimensionality Three
Space · Locality Local
Matter · Extent Infinite
Matter · Ontological Status Relational
Matter · Conservation Conserved
Matter · Dimensionality Three
Matter · Locality Local
Observer · Time Instance Single
Observer · Space Instance Single
Observer · Knowledge Extent Partial
Observer · Knowledge Retainment Total
Observer · Physicality Embodied
Observer · Agency Both
Observer · Number Plural
Observer · Metaphysical Agency Theistic
Observer · Moral Authority Scripture
Observer · Theological Method
Energy · Extent Infinite
Energy · Ontological Status Relational
Energy · Conservation Conserved
Energy · Dispersibility Irreversible
Information · Ontological Status Relational
Information · Cosmic Conservation Conserved
Information · Personal Conservation Conserved
Information · Granularity Continuous

Dimension-by-Dimension Evidence

What each work's passages reveal about its stance on each of the six dimensions.

Time

Process Theology: An Introductory Exposition

The processive time of becoming.

Space

Process Theology: An Introductory Exposition

The relational space of God-world.

Matter

Process Theology: An Introductory Exposition

Actual occasions as process-relational matter.

Observer

Process Theology: An Introductory Exposition

The process-theological believer.

Energy

Process Theology: An Introductory Exposition

Energies of process-relational becoming.

Information

Process Theology: An Introductory Exposition

The structured process metaphysics.

Internal Tensions

Where each work's argument pulls against itself.

Process Theology: An Introductory Exposition

Cobb and Griffin's Process Theology: founding introduction to process theology; central reference for the Claremont school.