Church as dynamic life-system : shared ministries and common responsibilities / Joseph A. Bracken.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bracken, Joseph A., author.

Contributor:

Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Series:

Catholicity in an evolving universe

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--Doctrines.

Catholic Church.

Teilhard de Chardin, Pierre.

Whitehead, Alfred North, 1861-1947.

Whitehead, Alfred North.

Church.

Theology, Doctrinal.

Physical Description:

xiii, 161 pages ; 20 cm.

Place of Publication:

Maryknoll : Orbis Books, 2019.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Teilhard's Theological Vision p. 7

Ancient and Medieval Philosophy: A World of Universals p. 9

Early Modern Philosophy: The Quest for Certitude p. 13

The Cosmic Vision of Teilhard de Chardin p. 22

Chapter 2 Whitehead's Philosophical Cosmology p. 37

Science and the Modern World p. 38

Process and Reality p. 48

Critique and Evaluation p. 59

Chapter 3 A Systems-Oriented Approach to the God-World Relationship p. 63

Society or System? p. 65

Scientific Explanation of the Emergence of Progressively Higher-Order Systems p. 67

The Understanding of the Christian God-World Relationship in Today's World p. 74

A Systems-Oriented Approach to Panentheism p. 80

Chapter 4 Church: Both Life-System and Institutional Entity p. 89

Church History from the Apostolic Era to Vatican I p. 93

Events before, during, and after Vatican II p. 102

Looking to the Future p. 109

Chapter 5 The Local Parish as Center for Environmental Awareness p. 117

Analysis of Laudato si' p. 121

Analysis of Environmental Issues by Holmes Rolston III p. 135.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Bracken, Joseph A., author. Church as dynamic life-system

ISBN:

9781626983151

1626983151

OCLC:

1057292965