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SUMMARY:Process Pop-Up: From Amipotence to All-Encompassing Mercy: Integrating Oord’s Theology of Love into the Islamic Tradition
DESCRIPTION:In this session\, Adis Duderija\, a scholar of Islamic theology\, will explore his agreement with Thomas Jay Oord’s critique of classical theistic omnipotence and his compelling concept of amipotence.  \n\n\n\nDrawing from Oord’s work as well as his own scholarship\, Dr. Duderija will guide participants through the theological landscape\, examining both the obstacles and opportunities for integrating amipotence within the Islamic interpretive tradition. We’ll delve into how we can reframe our understanding of the Qur’an and its portrayal of God’s mercy\, emphasizing that divine love and mercy are not just attributes but the essence of God’s nature.  \n\n\n\nExpect to engage in thought-provoking discussions about the implications for human flourishing and well-being within our faith traditions. \n\n\n\nTopics include: \n\n\n\n\nHuman Flourishing and Well-Being: Analysis of how the concept of amipotence relates to human well-being and the challenges of defining and applying these concepts in various contexts.\n\n\n\nCritique of Classical Theism: Examination of Oord’s critique of traditional concepts of omnipotence and the introduction of amipotence.\n\n\n\nIntegration into Islamic Tradition: Exploration of theological obstacles and opportunities for incorporating amipotence within the Islamic interpretive framework.\n\n\n\nUnderstanding Divine Attributes: Discussion on the Qur’an’s portrayal of God’s attributes\, particularly focusing on mercy (Ar-Rahman) and its implications for divine love.\n\n\n\n\nRSVP required to receive ZOOM info. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP at Process & Faith
URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-pop-up-from-amipotence-to-all-encompassing-mercy/
CATEGORIES:Pop-Up
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SUMMARY:Process Pop-Up: Faith & Feeling
DESCRIPTION:In theological circles\, German philosopher Friedrich Schleiermacher (1768–1834) may be best known for his text\, On Religion: Speeches to Its Cultured Despisers\, his effort to defend religion from Enlightenment skeptics. He’s also been a subject of interest to process thinkers like Philip Clayton\, Thandeka\, and\, more recently\, Chad Bahl. In his doctoral research\, Chad has been putting Schleirmacher’s thoughts on faith and feeling into conversation with the work of Alfred North Whitehead. \n\n\n\nHe has found that “In both process thought and Schleiermacher’s philosophy\, the essence of existence is not lifeless matter or dogmatic precepts. Rather\, it is lived experience. In this lived experience\, we are interconnected both as human beings and in fellowship with the Divine.” \n\n\n\nSchleiermacher is known for talking about faith as a feeling of “absolute dependence.” Resonant with Whitehead’s thinking about God’s aims for every actual event\, Chad describes this as a “natural result of being in tune with our deepest intuitions. It arises from our recognition of the presence and purpose of God in our lives.” As we cultivate our awareness of God – through spiritual practices like contemplation – this feeling naturally arises as a kind of “God-consciousness” that is “developed as we experience community with others\, fellowship with the Divine\, interaction with nature\, the Gospel story\, and much more.” \n\n\n\nWhile each of us may experience the Divine differently\, it is this “personal perception\, (not reason\, dogma\, or scientific proof)\, which serves as the centering principle for faith.” According to Chad\, attuning to this interior faith and feeling is crucial to human life. “We become fully actualized human beings when we realize fellowship with the Divine in our experiences of both Creator and creation.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP at Process & Faith
URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-pop-up-faith-feeling/
CATEGORIES:Pop-Up
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SUMMARY:Process Pop-Up: Pasts and Futures of Islamic Process Theology
DESCRIPTION:In this Pop-Up\, Jared Morningstar will present Islamic process theologies\, overviewing resonances between existing Muslim philosophies and cosmologies with contemporary process perspectives\, and also exploring the emerging forms of explicit Islamic process theologies. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSome topics to be explored in this pop-up include: \n\n\n\n\nIntellectual and spiritual developments in Islamic history that are resonant with process thought\n\n\n\nMuhammad Iqbal’s Islamic process theology and the influence of Alfred North Whitehead and Henri Bergson on his thought\n\n\n\nAdis Duderija’s scholarship on progressive Islam and process thought\n\n\n\nRecent Muslim engagement with Gilles Deleuze as another form of Islamic process thought\n\n\n\n\nThis conversation will introduce these different historic and contemporary forms of Muslim process thinking\, exploring the possibilities for further development as well as the barriers to broader interest in Islamic process theology. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP at Process & Faith
URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-pop-up-pasts-and-futures-of-islamic-process-theology/
CATEGORIES:Pop-Up
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SUMMARY:Process Pop-Up: Process Philosophy & Design
DESCRIPTION:In this pop-up\, William Wilding and Matt Segall will explore the lack of philosophy in general and process philosophy in particular in design. In so doing\, they will ask what design is\, why techno-rationalism continues to dominate it\, and how process relational thinkers can reshape design science and education. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nConflict Invites Resolution\, 2016\, digitally printed mural\, 12x6m. Portraiture\, Rebeccah Power; Concept design\, W.Wilding.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDESCRIPTION\n\n\n\nThis event will begin with a presentation by William Wilding. In it\, he identifies gaps in the philosophy of design that reveal the need for philosophers in design. He locates these gaps in design philosophy\, science\, education\, history and methodology\, and he shows how philosophers can help determine what design is\, why it is an unresolved field and how it unfolds in research and practice. Progressing through a dialectical narrative focusing on design and creativity\, he outlines process philosophy in meta-philosophy\, recounts process metaphysical views of Kantian thought\, and emphasises the productivity in post-Kantian dialectics. Having established this process metaphysical position\, he thereafter asks why the philosophy of design is under-developed and how it is limiting concept designers from redirecting the trajectory of organisations. To address this issue in the light of the environmental crisis\, he studies the state of design science\, the claims of speculative design theorists in critical design practice\, and a phenomenological interpretation of design history that clarifies the placement theory of design. While he concludes with a discussion of a philosophical codesign project\, he ultimately questions whether designers can really emerge into any domain of experience\, redesign the orders holding it in place and thereby chart new pathways into the future? \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“When everything is going right\, when the fundamental process is used well\, what comes out is not only natural\, not only living structure. It has\, too\, an archetypal quality—something savage … Technology changes continuously as society changes. Through the changing technology\, the eternal forms are continually refreshed and given new character\, new implementation. That is the temporarily changing part we know as style. But the core\, the unchanging core\, is the expression of ancient and eternal truths of unity.” \n-Christopher Alexander\, The Nature of Order\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFollowing Dr. Wilding’s presentation\, he will engage in a dialogue with Matt Segall about the topics discussed\, after which there will be open conversation with the attendees. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE SPEAKERS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. William Wilding is a dialectical process thinker who operates in the intersection between philosophy\, art and design. Drawing on the history of ideas and the philosophy of science\, he works in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne. Active across industry and academy\, he develops collaborative projects to research and realise philosophical ideas. In his PhD (2022)\, he created process metaphysical roots for design. Focusing on Plato\, Kant\, Goethe\, Schelling and Whitehead\, he integrated processual\, speculative and dialectical forms of reasoning into design history\, theory and methodology on the one hand\, and environmental\, conceptual and interaction design practice on the other. In the process he formed Studio Romantic\, and he partnered with Education\, Government\, Industry\, Philanthropy and Church to design\, produce and exhibit abstract concepts in aesthetic forms. He is especially interested in the power of the imagination to reproduce the origins of the self in consciousness\, and he strives to realise this power through the iterative processes of strategic design. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMatthew David Segall a transdisciplinary researcher\, writer\, teacher\, and philosopher applying process-relational thought across the natural and social sciences\, as well as to the study of consciousness. He is Associate Professor in the Philosophy\, Cosmology\, and Consciousness Program at California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco\, CA and the Chair of the Science Advisory Committee for the Cobb Institute. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo reserve your seat and receive the Zoom information\, click the Going button and enter your name and email. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is sponsored by the Cobb Institute Science Advisory Committee.
URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-pop-up-process-philosophy-design/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240208T170000
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SUMMARY:Process Pop-Up: Yoga\, Experience\, and the Vagus Nerve
DESCRIPTION:Yoga\, a spiritual practice from the Hindu tradition\, provides gentle and consistent contributions to the practitioner’s wellbeing. This conversation will introduce participants to recent research on the Vagus Nerve\, Pranayama Breathing practices and Asanas\, or flows of movement.  In addition\, Whitehead’s notion of “experience all the way down” is particularly relevant for vagus nerve research.  \n\n\n\nPranayama or breath is at the heart of yogic strength and somatic or body awareness.  In this event\, we’ll look at ways in which process thought on the primordial and consequent natures of God can be deeply applied through pranayama and its effect on various bodily regions. Leslie King will introduce simple chair yoga movements or asanas and each participant will learn more about their range of movement and how yogic practices best make sense for the body. \n\n\n\nStudents will be invited to join a follow-up Learning Circle to explore the practices even more deeply. \n\n\n\nRSVP required to receive ZOOM info. \n\n\n\n\nRSVP at Process & Faith\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCo-sponsored by the following:
URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-pop-up-yoga-experience-and-the-vagus-nerve/
CATEGORIES:Pop-Up,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240201T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240201T183000
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SUMMARY:Process Pop-Up: Anthropogenic Climate Change is Threatening Civilization and Our Common Home
DESCRIPTION:EVENT POSTPONEDWe apologize for any inconvenience\, but this event has been postponed. This page will be updated as soon as it has been rescheduled. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn the face of the threat of civilizational and planetary destruction caused by anthropogenic climate change\, too many world leaders and peoples are failing to respond adequately. Evaggelos Vallianatos believes that Pope Francis is right in saying that the world is collapsing. In this pop-up\, he will offer an introduction to the history and dangers of climate change\, and argue that we need to heed the call of Pope Francis to organize a movement of resistance and change to the ceaseless use of fossil fuels causing global warming. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“I have realized that our responses [to the climate crisis] have not been adequate\, while the world in which we live is collapsing and may be nearing the breaking point.” \n-Pope Francis\, Laudate Deum\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDESCRIPTION\n\n\n\nPope Francis is right in saying that the world is collapsing. Evaggelos Vallianatos believes that we should join Pope Francis and his followers to organize a movement of resistance to the use of fossil fuels polluting our planet. This movement would seek to educate religious people\, schools\, governments to start taking climate change seriously. The idea would be to switch from fossil fuels to solar and wind energy for our homes\, cars\, transportation\, electricity production and other uses of energy. This transition has to start immediately\, and Vallianatos wants to start locally\, in places like Claremont\, to try and make it a paradigm for imitation. All schools\, including the Claremont Colleges and the Graduate University\, should be convinced to put solar panels on the roofs of their buildings as wells to teach students about global warming. The City of Claremont and communities like the Pilgrim Place need to produce their energy with renewable resources. \n\n\n\nThe burning of petroleum\, natural gas\, and coal emit solar heat absorbing gases. This additional heat makes the existing solar heat higher. This higher temperature triggers global warming / climate change. This constantly changing climate is affecting the seasons\, rains\, snow\, ice\, the temperature of the land and the oceans. The result is a series of droughts\, floods\, rising sea levels\, forest fires\, the melting of the ice\, the heating of the oceans — with detrimental effects on both human and environmental health. \n\n\n\nVallianatos’ presentation will highlight these effects all over the world. Moreover\, he will stress the failure of political leaders to take this ceaseless catastrophe seriously. Too often these “leaders” have been influenced by the money they receive for elections and reelections. In addition\, America is too dependent on petroleum: billions of cars\, trucks\, other machines\, industrialized agriculture\, airplanes\, ships\, armies and wars. These realities are fueled by petroleum and gas\, so a transition to a zero carbon economy is a revolutionary idea. It means remaking America. \n\n\n\nWhen Pope Francis says that the world is collapsing he means climate-induced fires\, floods\, droughts\, heavy rains\, and other disasters are having a deleterious effect on biological diversity and life on Earth. In addition\, the Pope rightly noticed that many world leaders and the UN climate summits are no more than lipstick\, covering over the ugly truth we face. The question we thus have to ask is this: can the power of the Pope be harnessed and put to this virtuous use of convincing citizens here and abroad to become active and demand political and economic changes for the end of the petroleum era and the beginning of the era of the Sun and wind? \n\n\n\nVallianatos asserts that we should be holding meetings and discussions with our local politicians and presidents of our schools. We should be arguing the necessity of change in order to make places like Claremont energy carbon free by the end of this decade. And Catholic leaders\, as well as leaders of other faiths\, ought to be part of our group for green energy. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE FACILITATOR\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvaggelos Vallianatos studied zoology and history at the University of Illinois\, earned a Ph.D. in history at the University of Wisconsinm\, and did postdoctoral studies in the history of science at Harvard. He worked on Capitol Hill and at the US Environmental Protection Agency for twenty five years\, has taught at several universities\, and authored hundreds of articles and seven books\, most recently The Antikythera Mechanism: The Story Behind the Genius of the Greek Computer and its Demise. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEVENT POSTPONEDWe apologize for any inconvenience\, but this event has been postponed. This page will be updated as soon as it has been rescheduled. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo reserve your seat and receive the Zoom information\, click the Going button and enter your name and email.
URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-pop-up-anthropogenic-climate-change-is-threatening-civilization-and-our-common-home/
CATEGORIES:Pop-Up
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240129T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240129T180000
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SUMMARY:Process Pop-Up: Process\, Pluralism\, and Respecting Diverse Religious Ultimates
DESCRIPTION:Ultimate reality is often characterized in terms of what are thought to be a variety of incompatible concepts\, like God\, Dao\, Brahman\, śūnyatā\, etc. In his new book\, Religious Pluralism: Towards a Comparative Metaphysics of Religion\, Matthew S. LoPresti suggests that shifting to a process understanding of the world allows us to engage multiple religious ultimates alongside diverse religious practices and programs for salvation. \n\n\n\nIn this event\, LoPresti will share key ideas from his book to describe a “meta-theology” of world religions\, arguing that both Western and non-Western traditions are helpful. He’ll draw from John B. Cobb’s Whiteheadian “deep religious pluralism” as well as South Asian philosophy\, Western analytic philosophy\, and the writings of Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE FACILITATOR\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMatthew S. LoPresti\, PhD (University of Hawai‘i at Manoa) is Chair of the Asian Studies Program at Hawai‘i Pacific University and has been teaching philosophy since 1999. While at HPU (since 2004) he has expanded his teaching to include courses in religious studies and the inter-disciplinary humanities. He is currently developing a course on Yoga Philosophy. \n\n\n\nA specialist in South Asian and Comparative Philosophy as well as Philosophy of Religion\, his primary area of research has been in developing a metaphysical basis for a genuine religious pluralism. He has published several articles in comparative philosophy and philosophy of religion and serves as a referee for Comparative Philosophy. \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP at Process & Faith\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCo-sponsored by the following:
URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-pop-up-process-pluralism-and-respecting-diverse-religious-ultimates/
CATEGORIES:Pop-Up,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240117T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240117T180000
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SUMMARY:Process Pop-Up: A Beautiful Community & Its Economic Adventure
DESCRIPTION:If capitalism doesn’t work for people and the environment\, what does work? Capital itself may not be the problem\, but only in the way it is regulated. In this process pop-up a different approach to capital\, following Herman Daly\, John Cobb\, and several related thinkers\, is played out in the practical workings of an imaginary community. Is such a community feasible\, and who would want to become a member? Kent Myers will explore these questions and present a new economic vision for ecological civilization. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Environmental degradation must be shown to result from the scale of the economy in general rather than only from allocative mistakes that can be corrected while throughput continues to grow exponentially.” \n-For the Common Good\, 375\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDESCRIPTION\n\n\n\nCapitalism has a lot of downsides\, but it is not entirely obvious how to proceed differently in an ecological civilization. A fictional character\, Henry\, has been reading Whitehead\, Daly\, Cobb\, and several other economic thinkers. This motivates him to hang up his conventional lifestyle and found an intentional community called Adventure Park that will subject his readings to a practical test. Henry acquires land and recruits members who agree to pursue adventures with him. The members have been struggling in the conventional economy but find that they are able to flourish\, each in their own way\, in this new micro-economy. Their communitarian lifestyle is hard but it is also\, as they say\, “like a picnic.” Perhaps ironically\, the key element that makes it all run is capital\, a kind of capital that is aligned to human needs and to the cosmic process of creativity.  \n\n\n\nAre the radical features of Adventure Park feasible? Kent Myers thinks they are. For his final project as part of the certificate program in process thought & practice\, he wrote a fictional narrative (summarized above) to explore the possibility of radically re-imagining the role of capital. Successful implementation of such a vision may require commitments that many of us are unwilling to make. We invite you to join us for this special event in which he will share the full story and imagine some novel possibilities with participants. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“A sustained willingness to change depends on a love of the earth that human beings once felt strongly\, but that has been thinned and demeaned as the land was commodified.” \n-For the Common Good\, 380\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE FACILITATOR\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKent Myers is a graduate of the Cobb Institute’s Certificate in Process & Practice program. He holds a PhD in Social Systems Sciences from Wharton/Penn. Nearly retired\, he has spent his career in management consulting for the federal government.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo reserve your seat and receive the Zoom information\, click the Going button and enter your name and email.
URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-pop-up-a-beautiful-community-its-economic-adventure/
CATEGORIES:Pop-Up
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240108T170000
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SUMMARY:Process Pop-Up: The Not-Yet God and the Relational Whole
DESCRIPTION:The new science\, especially quantum physics\, has changed our understanding of space\, time and matter; hence it raises new questions on the meaning of God. Is God outside space and time? Or is God integral to the unfolding of the universe? If consciousness is fundamental to matter\, is consciousness fundamental to the reality of God as well? We will discuss these questions and more as we explore the essential role of consciousness in relation to the religious experience of God. \n\n\n\nWe’ll discuss Ilia’s latest book\, The Not-Yet God: Carl Jung\, Teilhard de Chardin\, and the Relational Whole. \n\n\n\nRSVP required to receive ZOOM info. \n\n\n\n\nRSVP at Process & Faith\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCo-sponsored by the following:
URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-pop-up-the-not-yet-god-and-the-relational-whole/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230912T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230912T180000
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SUMMARY:Process Pop-Up: Spirituality\, Psychedelics\, and Process Thought
DESCRIPTION:Drawing from his own deeply moving personal journey through the early death of his father and his quest for sobriety\, in this event\, John Buchanan\, Ph.D. will introduce topics from his 2022 book\, Processing Reality: Finding Meaning in Death\, Psychedelics\, and Sobriety. He’ll highlight why process thought and transpersonal psychology are especially useful for understanding how psychedelics (and nonordinary states more generally) provide a mode of access to the transpersonal realm – what people may refer to as the Sacred or Divine Reality. He’ll explore how and why these experiences may reveal truthful insights into the nature of the universe and its spiritual dimensions along with the ways in which Alfred North Whitehead’s metaphysics and psychiatrist Stanislav Grof’s mapping of exceptional experience offer a powerful interpretive lens through which to view these phenomena. \n\n\n\nRSVP required to receive ZOOM info. \n\n\n\n\nRSVP at Process & Faith\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCo-sponsored by the following:
URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-pop-up-spirituality-psychedelics-and-process-thought/
CATEGORIES:Pop-Up,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230814T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230814T180000
DTSTAMP:20260418T232556
CREATED:20230725T164418Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230725T164726Z
UID:10000710-1692032400-1692036000@cobb.institute
SUMMARY:Process Pop-Up: Reviving Christian Process Theology
DESCRIPTION:Does Christian process theology need revival and renewal? How can process theology be a transformational resource for mainline Christians\, spiritual seekers\, and evangelicals in search of a truly loving and life-affirming theology? Bruce Epperly sees ‘revival’ as the emergence of a deep and passionate spirituality that changes us and the world\, grounded in reclaiming Jesus as a companion\, challenger\, and guide. \n\n\n\nIn this Pop-Up\, Dr. Epperly will discuss why Christian process theology needs to open to creative transformation so that it can transform the spiritual landscape of our times. Believing there is good news of Jesus beyond the academy\, Epperly will show how Christian process theology must join its theological vision with spiritual practices of healing and wholeness\, integration of contemplation and action\, and a rediscovery of an affirmative vision of Jesus. \n\n\n\nRSVP required to receive ZOOM info. \n\n\n\n\nRSVP at Process & Faith\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCo-sponsored by the following:
URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-pop-up-reviving-christian-process-theology/
CATEGORIES:Pop-Up,Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230804T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230804T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T232556
CREATED:20230729T012900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T205945Z
UID:10000720-1691145000-1691150400@cobb.institute
SUMMARY:Rethinking Process Theology and Religious Pluralism Through the Lens of Divine Omnipresence
DESCRIPTION:In this five-session course\, students will explore the question of religious pluralism and consider what difference a process understanding of divine omnipresence and the centrality of compassion in all major religions can make to how one develops a Christian theology.  \n\n\n\n“All faiths insist that compassion is the test of true spirituality and that it brings us into relation with the transcendence we call God\, Brahman\, Nirvana\, or Dao. Each has formulated its own version of what is sometimes called the Golden Rule\, ‘Do not treat others as you would not like them to treat you\,’ or in its positive form\, ‘Always treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself.’ Further\, they all insist that you cannot confine your benevolence to your own group; you must have concern for everybody — even your enemies.” –Karen Armstrong  \n\n\n\nIn 2001\, Marjorie Suchocki wrote Divinity and Diversity\, which explored the implications for religious pluralism within various Christian doctrines. In this course\, more than twenty years later\, she tackles the issue again\, this time working from and focusing on a process understanding of divine omnipresence. The central question of this study will thus be the following: What are the theological and practical implications of interpreting religions through the lens of divine omnipresence? The first and foremost suggestion is the near-universal importance of compassion as an essential element of religion. Each session will conclude with a consideration of the role that compassion plays in one of the world’s great religious traditions. \n\n\n\nIf you’re in the Claremont area please join us in person. If not join us online via Zoom. All are welcome\, and will be able to fully participate! \n\n\n\n\nSIGN UP
URL:https://cobb.institute/event/rethinking-process-theology-and-religious-pluralism-through-the-lens-of-divine-omnipresence-5/2023-08-04/
CATEGORIES:Pop-Up,Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230803T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230803T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T232556
CREATED:20230729T012900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T205945Z
UID:10000719-1691058600-1691064000@cobb.institute
SUMMARY:Rethinking Process Theology and Religious Pluralism Through the Lens of Divine Omnipresence
DESCRIPTION:In this five-session course\, students will explore the question of religious pluralism and consider what difference a process understanding of divine omnipresence and the centrality of compassion in all major religions can make to how one develops a Christian theology.  \n\n\n\n“All faiths insist that compassion is the test of true spirituality and that it brings us into relation with the transcendence we call God\, Brahman\, Nirvana\, or Dao. Each has formulated its own version of what is sometimes called the Golden Rule\, ‘Do not treat others as you would not like them to treat you\,’ or in its positive form\, ‘Always treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself.’ Further\, they all insist that you cannot confine your benevolence to your own group; you must have concern for everybody — even your enemies.” –Karen Armstrong  \n\n\n\nIn 2001\, Marjorie Suchocki wrote Divinity and Diversity\, which explored the implications for religious pluralism within various Christian doctrines. In this course\, more than twenty years later\, she tackles the issue again\, this time working from and focusing on a process understanding of divine omnipresence. The central question of this study will thus be the following: What are the theological and practical implications of interpreting religions through the lens of divine omnipresence? The first and foremost suggestion is the near-universal importance of compassion as an essential element of religion. Each session will conclude with a consideration of the role that compassion plays in one of the world’s great religious traditions. \n\n\n\nIf you’re in the Claremont area please join us in person. If not join us online via Zoom. All are welcome\, and will be able to fully participate! \n\n\n\n\nSIGN UP
URL:https://cobb.institute/event/rethinking-process-theology-and-religious-pluralism-through-the-lens-of-divine-omnipresence-5/2023-08-03/
CATEGORIES:Pop-Up,Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230802T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230802T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T232556
CREATED:20230729T012900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T205945Z
UID:10000718-1690972200-1690977600@cobb.institute
SUMMARY:Rethinking Process Theology and Religious Pluralism Through the Lens of Divine Omnipresence
DESCRIPTION:In this five-session course\, students will explore the question of religious pluralism and consider what difference a process understanding of divine omnipresence and the centrality of compassion in all major religions can make to how one develops a Christian theology.  \n\n\n\n“All faiths insist that compassion is the test of true spirituality and that it brings us into relation with the transcendence we call God\, Brahman\, Nirvana\, or Dao. Each has formulated its own version of what is sometimes called the Golden Rule\, ‘Do not treat others as you would not like them to treat you\,’ or in its positive form\, ‘Always treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself.’ Further\, they all insist that you cannot confine your benevolence to your own group; you must have concern for everybody — even your enemies.” –Karen Armstrong  \n\n\n\nIn 2001\, Marjorie Suchocki wrote Divinity and Diversity\, which explored the implications for religious pluralism within various Christian doctrines. In this course\, more than twenty years later\, she tackles the issue again\, this time working from and focusing on a process understanding of divine omnipresence. The central question of this study will thus be the following: What are the theological and practical implications of interpreting religions through the lens of divine omnipresence? The first and foremost suggestion is the near-universal importance of compassion as an essential element of religion. Each session will conclude with a consideration of the role that compassion plays in one of the world’s great religious traditions. \n\n\n\nIf you’re in the Claremont area please join us in person. If not join us online via Zoom. All are welcome\, and will be able to fully participate! \n\n\n\n\nSIGN UP
URL:https://cobb.institute/event/rethinking-process-theology-and-religious-pluralism-through-the-lens-of-divine-omnipresence-5/2023-08-02/
CATEGORIES:Pop-Up,Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230801T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230801T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T232556
CREATED:20230729T012900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T205945Z
UID:10000717-1690885800-1690891200@cobb.institute
SUMMARY:Rethinking Process Theology and Religious Pluralism Through the Lens of Divine Omnipresence
DESCRIPTION:In this five-session course\, students will explore the question of religious pluralism and consider what difference a process understanding of divine omnipresence and the centrality of compassion in all major religions can make to how one develops a Christian theology.  \n\n\n\n“All faiths insist that compassion is the test of true spirituality and that it brings us into relation with the transcendence we call God\, Brahman\, Nirvana\, or Dao. Each has formulated its own version of what is sometimes called the Golden Rule\, ‘Do not treat others as you would not like them to treat you\,’ or in its positive form\, ‘Always treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself.’ Further\, they all insist that you cannot confine your benevolence to your own group; you must have concern for everybody — even your enemies.” –Karen Armstrong  \n\n\n\nIn 2001\, Marjorie Suchocki wrote Divinity and Diversity\, which explored the implications for religious pluralism within various Christian doctrines. In this course\, more than twenty years later\, she tackles the issue again\, this time working from and focusing on a process understanding of divine omnipresence. The central question of this study will thus be the following: What are the theological and practical implications of interpreting religions through the lens of divine omnipresence? The first and foremost suggestion is the near-universal importance of compassion as an essential element of religion. Each session will conclude with a consideration of the role that compassion plays in one of the world’s great religious traditions. \n\n\n\nIf you’re in the Claremont area please join us in person. If not join us online via Zoom. All are welcome\, and will be able to fully participate! \n\n\n\n\nSIGN UP
URL:https://cobb.institute/event/rethinking-process-theology-and-religious-pluralism-through-the-lens-of-divine-omnipresence-5/2023-08-01/
CATEGORIES:Pop-Up,Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230731T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230731T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T232556
CREATED:20230729T012900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T205945Z
UID:10000712-1690799400-1690804800@cobb.institute
SUMMARY:Rethinking Process Theology and Religious Pluralism Through the Lens of Divine Omnipresence
DESCRIPTION:In this five-session course\, students will explore the question of religious pluralism and consider what difference a process understanding of divine omnipresence and the centrality of compassion in all major religions can make to how one develops a Christian theology.  \n\n\n\n“All faiths insist that compassion is the test of true spirituality and that it brings us into relation with the transcendence we call God\, Brahman\, Nirvana\, or Dao. Each has formulated its own version of what is sometimes called the Golden Rule\, ‘Do not treat others as you would not like them to treat you\,’ or in its positive form\, ‘Always treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself.’ Further\, they all insist that you cannot confine your benevolence to your own group; you must have concern for everybody — even your enemies.” –Karen Armstrong  \n\n\n\nIn 2001\, Marjorie Suchocki wrote Divinity and Diversity\, which explored the implications for religious pluralism within various Christian doctrines. In this course\, more than twenty years later\, she tackles the issue again\, this time working from and focusing on a process understanding of divine omnipresence. The central question of this study will thus be the following: What are the theological and practical implications of interpreting religions through the lens of divine omnipresence? The first and foremost suggestion is the near-universal importance of compassion as an essential element of religion. Each session will conclude with a consideration of the role that compassion plays in one of the world’s great religious traditions. \n\n\n\nIf you’re in the Claremont area please join us in person. If not join us online via Zoom. All are welcome\, and will be able to fully participate! \n\n\n\n\nSIGN UP
URL:https://cobb.institute/event/rethinking-process-theology-and-religious-pluralism-through-the-lens-of-divine-omnipresence-5/2023-07-31/
CATEGORIES:Pop-Up,Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230720T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230720T180000
DTSTAMP:20260418T232556
CREATED:20230719T170550Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230719T170606Z
UID:10000708-1689872400-1689876000@cobb.institute
SUMMARY:Process Pop-Up: The Secular as Sacred: Taoism & Confucianism from the Perspective of Process Philosophy
DESCRIPTION:The cultural tradition of China is notorious for its secularism. There is no belief in God\, no special emphasis upon spirituality\, no expectation of eternal salvation. All the teachings of Taoism and Confucianism seem to be nothing more than ethical admonition focusing on secular benefits. Nevertheless\, China’s civilization has persisted for more than 3000 years and seems even more compelling in our time.   \n\n\n\nIn this event\, Dr. Zhenbao Jin wishes to decode the secrets of Taoism and Confucianism from the perspective of his special experience of healing himself from lymphoma cancer and other chronic health problems\, as well as his related research in the past 10 years. He will discuss the cosmology of Taoism and Confucianism from the perspective of process philosophy and meditation as the way to embody such a cosmology. He will show how Taoism and Confucianism are more a developing scholarship than a close system of belief\, due to their non-dualistic cosmology. \n\n\n\nRSVP required to receive ZOOM info. \n\n\n\n\nRSVP at Process & Faith\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCo-sponsored by the following:
URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-pop-up-the-secular-as-sacred-taoism-confucianism-from-the-perspective-of-process-philosophy/
CATEGORIES:Pop-Up,Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230612T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230612T180000
DTSTAMP:20260418T232556
CREATED:20230512T041759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230512T042034Z
UID:10000555-1686589200-1686592800@cobb.institute
SUMMARY:Process Pop-Up: The Diabolical Trinity
DESCRIPTION:In this Pop-Up\, Dr. Mark Karris will guide us through research on why individuals are distancing from or leaving the church and discuss the differences between spiritual abuse\, religious trauma\, religious disorientation growth syndrome\, and adverse religious experiences. We’ll also delve into the religious trauma caused by Hell indoctrination: the unholy trinity of traumatizing beliefs in a tormenting Hell\, a wrathful God\, and human depravity. Lastly\, we’ll explore the impact of these beliefs and coping strategies\, and describe healing interventions for those with religious trauma. \n\n\n\nRSVP required to receive ZOOM info. \n\n\n\n\nRSVP at Process & Faith\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCo-sponsored by the following:
URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-pop-up-the-diabolical-trinity/
CATEGORIES:Pop-Up,Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230517T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230517T180000
DTSTAMP:20260418T232556
CREATED:20230419T051747Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230419T055658Z
UID:10000551-1684342800-1684346400@cobb.institute
SUMMARY:Process Pop-Up: Attuning with Things: The Mind According to Nishitani Keiji
DESCRIPTION:We are not our brains and brains are not computers. The mind is much more than computations. As more than a few authors acknowledge today in the philosophy of mind\, the notion that the mind is a computer fails because it makes us ignore the relevance of the body for our mental lives. Yet\, we need to go even further: tiles and stones\, rivers and valleys\, all things participate in the making of an individual mind. Regarding the problem of how we can ever hope to know anything about the world\, we should not ask how we can get in contact with things: we already are essentially connected with them. The question is\, rather\, how we can attune with them so that they can show their real being. \n\n\n\nThis is the approach presupposed by the Japanese philosopher Nishitani Keiji (1900-1990)\, one of the main representatives of the Kyoto School. Even though the mind was not explicitly among his main topics of interest\, Carlos Barbosa Cepeda believes that we can learn much about the way that Keiji touches upon the topic in his works. Keiji argues that we get to know a certain fact due to the mutual projection of mind and fact. This notion can help us to achieve a vivid (i.e. not merely theoretical/discursive) understanding of who we are\, and it can also help us to regain our confidence that we can get to know reality even if we are not professional scientists.  \n\n\n\nIn this Pop-Up\, Kyoto School scholar Carlos Barbosa Cepeda will explore Nishitani Keiji’s philosophy of mind\, showing how ideas from the Japanese philosopher help us move beyond metaphors of the mind as a computer and achieve a more vivid understanding of who we are. \n\n\n\nRSVP required to receive ZOOM info. \n\n\n\n\nRSVP at Process & Faith\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCo-sponsored by the following:
URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-pop-up-attuning-with-things-the-mind-according-to-nishitani-keiji/
CATEGORIES:Pop-Up,Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230516T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230516T180000
DTSTAMP:20260418T232556
CREATED:20230419T050629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230419T050950Z
UID:10000550-1684256400-1684260000@cobb.institute
SUMMARY:Process Pop-Up: Deconstructing Hell
DESCRIPTION:Would a loving God sentence anyone to eternal torment? Chad Bahl and other open and relational thinkers say no in their new book Deconstructing Hell: Open and Relational Responses to the Doctrine of Eternal Conscious Torment. In this online event\, we’ll explore why Chad and his fellow authors argue that perhaps no modern church dogma has been more destructive to the mission of Jesus\, created more atheists\, or generated more religious trauma than that of eternal conscious torment (ECT) for the non-believer.  \n\n\n\nChad\, a doctoral student of Thomas Jay Oord\, will highlight the very good reasons to deconstruct what many see as a harmful doctrine and introduce more constructive and healing approaches to understanding ‘final judgment.’ \n\n\n\nRSVP required to receive ZOOM info. \n\n\n\n\nRSVP at Process & Faith\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCo-sponsored by the following:
URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-pop-up-deconstructing-hell/
CATEGORIES:Pop-Up,Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230418T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230418T180000
DTSTAMP:20260418T232556
CREATED:20230329T164357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230329T164405Z
UID:10000546-1681837200-1681840800@cobb.institute
SUMMARY:Process Pop-Up: Process Mysticism
DESCRIPTION:Drawing from his latest book\, Process Mysticism\, Dan Dombrowski will offer a process philosophical approach to mysticism or religious experience. “Mysticism” can refer to either direct experience of God or the claim that such experience is ineffable and both senses of the term will be analyzed. In this Pop-Up\, Dan will use the process philosophies of Charles Hartshorne\, Alfred North Whitehead\, and Henri Bergson to explore this subject. His aim is not so much to demonstrate that such experiences are true or veridical as it is to understand\, in a William Jamesian fashion\, how they could be possible and not contradict the concept of God held by philosophers and theologians.  \n\n\n\nDan’s presentation will touch on divine world-inclusiveness\, ideal power and tragedy\, the ontological argument\, asceticism and the via negativa\, divine visions and voices\, and the aesthetics and ethics of mysticism. With an ecumenical approach\, Dan will attempt to illuminate mystical experiences as they occur around the world in different religious traditions\, while claiming familiarity only with the Abrahamic religions. \n\n\n\n\nRSVP at Process & Faith\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCo-sponsored by the following:
URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-pop-up-process-mysticism/
CATEGORIES:Pop-Up,Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230110T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230110T180000
DTSTAMP:20260418T232556
CREATED:20221227T203254Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221227T203550Z
UID:10000350-1673370000-1673373600@cobb.institute
SUMMARY:Process Pop-Up: Family\, Parenting\, Young Spirituality\, and Process
DESCRIPTION:How might a process perspective help parents to raise their children to be spiritual\, resilient\, creative\, and compassionate? Join Jay McDaniel and Bonnie Rambob as they join together to facilitate a conversation about such topics as: \n\n\n\nNurturing the spiritual child—practices for spiritual parentsSpiritual development across life stagesGod as parent—new ways of thinking with process-oriented perspectiveBringing spirituality into parenting after a faith crisis\, holding space for spirit in the desolate wildernessIntergenerational and Interfaith Ministry/Community—the VillageTenderness as tending the hearth at home\n\n\n\n\nRSVP at Process & faith\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCo-sponsored by the following:
URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-pop-up-family-parenting-young-spirituality-and-process/
CATEGORIES:Pop-Up,Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221213T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221213T180000
DTSTAMP:20260418T232556
CREATED:20221028T052324Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221028T052331Z
UID:10000242-1670950800-1670954400@cobb.institute
SUMMARY:Process Pop-Up: The Tao Flows on Like a River Forever
DESCRIPTION:Dating back in the Chinese oral tradition to the 11th Century BCE and now read by Westerners since the mid-1800s when Western-language translations were first available\, the Tao in the Tao Te Ching is described as an endless source of novelty\, ever flowing forward\, yet always favoring the good. These depictions of the Tao resemble many of Alfred North Whitehead’s dynamic concepts\, such as concrescence\, process\, living immediacy\, and the inter-relatedness of contrasts. In this Pop-Up event\, Dr. Rosemarie Anderson will provide examples of verses from her own translation of the Tao Te Ching\, suggestive of the intimacy between the Tao Te Ching and Whitehead’s philosophy of organism and why modern Chinese are now attracted to process philosophy. \n\n\n\n\nFind Out More & Register\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCo-sponsored by the following:
URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-pop-up-the-tao-flows-on-like-a-river-forever/
CATEGORIES:Pop-Up,Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221012T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221012T180000
DTSTAMP:20260418T232556
CREATED:20220922T192307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220922T193234Z
UID:10000337-1665594000-1665597600@cobb.institute
SUMMARY:Process Pop-up: Balancing Eight Spiritual Tensions
DESCRIPTION:Facilitated by Jared Morningstar\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin an interactive Pop-Up event where we will explore four pairs of religious and spiritual dispositions which are in tension with one another. Participants will explore the feelings that come up with each of the perspectives\, and try to find ways to see richness in both sides of the tensions\, rather than just rejecting one side and restricting one’s perspective. Together we will consider how we can hold these tensions with grace so as to not lose the organic dynamism of authentic spirituality. \n\n\n\nCo-sponsored by the following\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFind Out More & Register
URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-pop-up-balancing-eight-spiritual-tensions/
CATEGORIES:Pop-Up
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220818T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220818T173000
DTSTAMP:20260418T232556
CREATED:20220720T184910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220720T184921Z
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SUMMARY:Process Pop-up: Process and Religious Pluralism
DESCRIPTION:Facilitated by Bruce Epperly & Sheri Kling\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin a dynamic discussion on process and religious pluralism\, using Bruce Epperly’s recently published book The Elephant is Running: Process and Open and Relational Theologies and Religious Pluralism as a springboard for conversation. \n\n\n\nHow should Christians respond to the dynamic changes in the North American and global religious landscape? What resources do process and openness theologies provide for interspiritual seekers and religious adventurers? Process theologian and pastor Bruce Epperly reflects on his latest book. \n\n\n\nSponsored by Process & Faith and the Cobb Institute. \n\n\n\nTo find out more and receive Zoom info… \n\n\n\n\nRSVP at Process & Faith
URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-pop-up-process-and-religious-pluralism/
CATEGORIES:Pop-Up
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SUMMARY:Process Pop-up: The Deeper Roots of Mass Shootings
DESCRIPTION:Facilitated by Sheri Kling\, PhD\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin a dynamic discussion on the deeper roots of mass shootings\, inspired by process scholar Sheri Kling’s recent piece on the Cobb Institute blog Process in Praxis titled “Are Fragmentation\, Trauma\, and Demoralization at the Root of Mass Shootings?” \n\n\n\n“Rather than just arguing about whether the problem stems from the individuals or the guns\, I’d like to suggest that the roots may lie even deeper. And until we are willing to follow the threads all the way down\, we will never find a way out of the crisis of mass shootings. I strongly believe that the roots of this problem are cultural fragmentation\, an epidemic of trauma\, and widespread demoralization. In other words\, we are living in a sick society that is producing mass shootings out of its sickness.” \n\n\n\nSponsored by Process & Faith and the Cobb Institute. \n\n\n\nTo find out more and receive Zoom info… \n\n\n\n\nRSVP at Process & Faith
URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-pop-up-the-deeper-roots-of-mass-shootings/
CATEGORIES:Pop-Up
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211027T150000
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SUMMARY:Process Pop-Up: Can a Christian be a Buddhist\, too?
DESCRIPTION:What is a Process Pop-Up?\n\n\n\nProcess pop-ups are hour-long\, informal gatherings that “pop up” occasionally\, and are available to interested and curious minds.  They are exploratory and open-ended\, like process philosophy itself. Their subjects range from poetry to science\, theology to ecology\, music to biology. They are facilitated by Jay McDaniel and sponsored by the Cobb Institute. \n\n\n\nWhat is this Pop-Up about?\n\n\n\nOur question is: Can a Christian be a Buddhist\, Too? Process thought offers a unique way of understanding and appreciating Buddhist insights concerning impermanence\, the primacy of the moment\, inter-becoming\, no-self\, the listening side of love\, and the importance of mindfulness\, while also understanding and appreciating Christian understandings of God in Christ as a bodhisattva-like Great Compassion who loves each and all with a tender care that nothing be lost\, and the life of discipleship as one of practicing the presence of God in daily life. In this hour we will explore the possibility that\, with help from process theology\, a Christian can indeed be a Buddhist\, too. Our springboard for discussion and frame of reference will be Can a Christian be a Buddhist\, Too? on Open Horizons. \n\n\n\nWhen is this Pop-Up\n\n\n\nOctober 27th at 3:00 PM Pacific / 5:00 PM Central \n\n\n\nResources to Consider\n\n\n\nCan a Christian be a Buddhist\, Too?\, article on Open Horizons\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBuddhism can help Christians become better Christians by helping them become better listeners\, more sensitive to the mutual becoming of all things\, more open to fresh possibilities (initial aims) for wisdom\, compassion\, and creativity in daily life. Yes\, Christians can be Buddhists\, too. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP to receive Zoom meeting information.
URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-pop-up-2021-10-27/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Pop-Up
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SUMMARY:Process Pop-Up: Olson and Whitehead
DESCRIPTION:What is a Process Pop-Up?\n\n\n\nProcess pop-ups are hour-long\, informal gatherings that “pop up” occasionally\, and are available to interested and curious minds.  They are exploratory and open-ended\, like process philosophy itself. Their subjects range from poetry to science\, theology to ecology\, music to biology. They are facilitated by Jay McDaniel and sponsored by the Cobb Institute. \n\n\n\nWhat is this Pop-Up about?\n\n\n\nOur theme is process and poetry though the lens of an essay on the the New England poet Charles Olson (1910-1970). He was a key member of the Black Mountain School of American Poetry (1933-1956) also one of the most philosophical poets of his generation. Olson’s poetry is heavily influenced by the process metaphysics of Alfred North Whitehead. Another poet\, Robin Blaser\, describes the influence of Whitehead on Olson in his essay: The Violets: Charles Olson and Alfred North Whitehead  (1983). This process pop-up is an informal exploration of Blaser’s essay\, found on the link above and also on this page in Open Horizons: Turning Process into Poetry: Charles Olson. \n\n\n\nWhen is this Pop-Up\n\n\n\nOctober 6th and October 13th at 3:00 PM Pacific / 5:00 PM Central \n\n\n\nResources to Consider\n\n\n\nTurning Process Into Poetry\, an article on Open Horizons\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWriting poetry is not simply a personal act: it is cosmological act.  It is a moment-by- moment process of concrescence\, inspired by breath itself\, not by rules of meter and rhyme\, with the outcome\, the poem\, a gift to the world\, which is likewise in process\, and which furthers the creative advance into novelty. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP to receive Zoom meeting information.
URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-pop-up-olson-and-whitehead-2021-10-13/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Pop-Up
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SUMMARY:Process Pop-Up: Olson and Whitehead
DESCRIPTION:What is a Process Pop-Up?\n\n\n\nProcess pop-ups are hour-long\, informal gatherings that “pop up” occasionally\, and are available to interested and curious minds.  They are exploratory and open-ended\, like process philosophy itself. Their subjects range from poetry to science\, theology to ecology\, music to biology. They are facilitated by Jay McDaniel and sponsored by the Cobb Institute. \n\n\n\nWhat is this Pop-Up about?\n\n\n\nOur theme is process and poetry though the lens of an essay on the the New England poet Charles Olson (1910-1970). He was a key member of the Black Mountain School of American Poetry (1933-1956) also one of the most philosophical poets of his generation. Olson’s poetry is heavily influenced by the process metaphysics of Alfred North Whitehead. Another poet\, Robin Blaser\, describes the influence of Whitehead on Olson in his essay: The Violets: Charles Olson and Alfred North Whitehead  (1983). This process pop-up is an informal exploration of Blaser’s essay\, found on the link above and also on this page in Open Horizons: Turning Process into Poetry: Charles Olson. \n\n\n\nWhen is this Pop-Up\n\n\n\nOctober 6th and October 13th at 3:00 PM Pacific / 5:00 PM Central \n\n\n\nResources to Consider\n\n\n\nTurning Process Into Poetry\, an article on Open Horizons\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWriting poetry is not simply a personal act: it is cosmological act.  It is a moment-by- moment process of concrescence\, inspired by breath itself\, not by rules of meter and rhyme\, with the outcome\, the poem\, a gift to the world\, which is likewise in process\, and which furthers the creative advance into novelty. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP to receive Zoom meeting information.
URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-pop-up-olson-and-whitehead-2021-10-06/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Pop-Up
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