Process Thought 101: Process-Relational Philosophy
Probing Process-Relational Worldviews For Newcomers
| WHAT? | Learning Circle |
| WHEN? | October 14 – October 28, 2024 Meets weekly on Mondays 8:30 – 9:30 AM Pacific / 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern |
| WHERE? | Online Via Zoom |
| WHO? | Terry Goddard |
Want to learn more about process thought? Join our learning circle, as we read and discuss together various essays and books on important themes to process thought. Our reflections will be guided by the Twenty Key Ideas of Process Thought.
Like many of you I do not have a formal background in process thought. My seminary program did not include readings in process theology. However, through various offerings from the Cobb Institute and Process and Faith and Open Horizons I have received a good and welcome introduction to process thought. My interest has grown with my increased knowledge of process. My hope is that this learning circle with provide a place for those of you, like me, who are new to process to read and discuss the books and essays of process theologians and philosophers.
The universe is an ongoing process of development and change, never quite the same from moment to moment. Every entity in the universe is best understood as a process of becoming that emerges through its interactions with others. The beings of the world are becomings.
–Process-Relational Philosophy: An Introduction to Alfred North Whitehead
No prior knowledge of process thought is required.
Upcoming
Meets weekly on Mondays at 8:30 – 9:30 AM Pacific from October 14 – 28, 2024.
Next up in our introduction to Process Thought is C. Robert (Bob) Mesle’s Process-Relational Philosophy: An Introduction to Alfred North Whitehead. This short little book covers a lot of territory. Topics include: relational power, freedom, creativity, experience, and much more. Mesle’s prose is clear and inviting. Mesle focuses on Becoming rather than Being. As he writes in the preface, “Life simply is change – becoming and perishing. . . . I am committed to Becoming because everything I care about lives in time. . . . The joy of life is in the journey.”
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About the Facilitator
Terry Goddard is a retired professor of history and religion. He has a MA in history from Loyola University Chicago and a PhD from Chicago Theological Seminary. He has served on the Cobb Institute board and as Director of Educational Offerings. Currently, Terry offers ongoing book discussions for Process & Faith and the Cobb Institute.
Terry lives in Little Rock, Arkansas with his wife, Miriam, and their companion – Ollie. Terry is an avid reader of topics in science, nature, philosophy, and religion. He writes a blog on those topics and more. Terry also offers courses at a senior life long learning center in Little Rock. More importantly, Terry and Miriam love the outdoors and spend as much time as possible exploring the beauty of Arkansas’s rivers and mountains – kayaking and sauntering.
