God of becoming and relationship : the dynamic nature of process theology / Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, DHL.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Artson, Bradley Shavit.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

God (Judaism).

Judaism and science.

Process theology.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 173 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Woodstock, Vermont : Jewish Lights Publishing, [2013]

Summary:

Much of what you were told you should believe when you were younger forces you to choose between your spirit and your intellect, between science and religion, between morality and dogma: unchanging laws of nature vs. miracles that sound magical; a good God vs. the tragedies that strike all living creatures; a God who knows the future absolutely vs. an open future that you help to shape through your choices. This fascinating introduction to Process Theology from a Jewish perspective shows that these are false choices. Inspiring speaker, spiritual leader and philosopher Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson presents an overview of what Process Theology is and what it can mean for your spiritual life. He explains how Process Theology can break you free from the strictures of ancient Greek and medieval European philosophy, allowing you to see all creation not as this or that, us or them, but as related patterns of energy through which we connect to everything. Armed with Process insights and tools, you can break free from outdated religious dichotomies and affirm that your religiosity, your spirit, your mind and your ethics all strengthen and refine each other. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I On the Way: An Introduction to Process Theology 1

1 The Living, Luring God: Recovering a Biblically and Rabbinically Rooted Divine 3

2 Reality and Relationship: Being a Creature in a Constantly Co-created Cosmos 9

3 Change, Choice, and Gift: The Dynamic Nature of Covenant 17

4 Continuous Creation: Process Theology and the Metaphors of Our Origins 21

5 Life and the Experience of Evil: Process Theology's Eye-Opening Approach to Tension, Trauma, and Possibility 30

6 The Process of Revelation: Spiritual and Cognitive, Primal and Verbal 35

7 Death and Afterlife: Two Paradigms of Hope and Enduring Significance 57

Part II Process Theology and Jewish Life 61

8 The Power of Resilient Love: The Persuasive Persistence of Loving-Kindness 64

9 "The Body Is the Glory of the Soul": Finding Holiness in the Integration of Spirited Bodies 74

10 The Thresholds of Our Lives: Judaism's Rituals and Observances of Becoming 82

11 Imperatives of a Loving Heart: Responding to Life's Lure through Sacred Commandments 90

12 Revelation and a Living Relationship of Love: An Open-Ended Torah and Building Holy Community 101

13 Everywhere I Go: Process Theology's Embrace of Israel and Diaspora 107

14 The Process of Offering Ourselves: What We Do When We Pray 122

15 God Is Becoming: Tragedy, Judaism, and Process 130

16 Ever Dying, Never Dead: Finding Gifts in Our Mortality 134

17 Untrammeled Future: Freedom and Becoming 140.

Notes:

"For people of all faiths, all backgrounds."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-173).

ISBN:

1580237134

9781580237130

OCLC:

849198534

Publisher Number:

99956767281