Process Theology

What if you’re alive… but not truly living? The Bible reveals a kind of life that is not natural, not temporary, and not produced by human effort. It is called zoē—the life of God. The Anatomy of Spiritual Life (Zoē) breaks down this powerful truth in a clear and easy-to-understand way, showing the difference between: Physical life (bios) Soul life (psychē) Spiritual life (zoē) This book walks step-by-step through: The origin and loss of life Why people search but never find fulfillment The difference between religion and true life How life is received through Christ What it means...

Meaning is not simply discovered but created. Two exceptional thinkers who can help us with this creative meaning-making process are the French academic René Girard and the British philosopher Alfred North Whitehead. Dr. Rabe demonstrates that deep, broad, and significant harmonies exist between process philosophy and mimetic theory. Girard enriches Whitehead through exemplification, and Whitehead enriches Girard through an expansion of the overall narrative and deeper ontological insights into the processes that made us human. The result is an illuminating unveiling of the biases we ...

Most theologies suck. They’re too technical or present a God nobody understands. Sometimes, the God they portray sounds like a controlling boyfriend or an absentee parent. Rather than woo or persuade, many theology books clobber people into submission. This book is different.

For 50 years, John B. Cobb, Jr. has been teaching listeners that theology is not confined to biblical and doctrinal exegesis but rightly includes economics, politics, education, and science. His prophetic warnings about climate change date back to the early 1970s; his critiques of higher education and American foreign policy are incisive. But for all the pertinence of his views, Cobb has refrained from giving them full expression until now. In the preface to this book, which he aptly names his confession, Cobb writes:

A practical guide to understanding the hard and soft skills involved in analyzing and improving business processes. This book will introduce you to the Fishbone Diagram, SIPOC, the High-Level Process Map, the Detailed Process Map, the Relationship Map, and the Five Whys. This course teaches you how to understand and apply DMAIC to any scenario. This book also informs and educates on the intricacies of building influence and teams to be able to effectively drive change. You will understand which processes are ripe for change, how to approach change initiatives, and also learn from best ...

Most books about faith leave you with ideas. This one leaves you with a path. If you’ve ever felt that Christianity should be more than beliefs you agree with—more than traditions you inherit—then you are exactly where this book begins. Wesleyanism offers something rare: a faith that is both intellectually grounded and powerfully practical, a way of living that transforms not just what you think, but who you become. Inside these pages, you’ll discover a vision of the Christian life that refuses to settle for shallow religion or distant theology. Instead, it reveals a dynamic journey...

What if the biggest misunderstanding about God is also the most common? Many people picture God as distant, unchanging, and detached—more concerned with control than connection. It’s a view that leaves faith feeling cold, rigid, and often difficult to reconcile with real life. But what if that picture is incomplete? Relational Theology for Beginners offers a bold and refreshing alternative: a vision of God defined not by distance, but by dynamic, living relationship. This is theology that breathes—one that speaks directly to your questions about love, freedom, suffering, and the ...

If you’ve wrestled with the tension between God’s sovereignty and man’s free will—endless debates, verses that seem to collide, and systems that “solve” one side by sacrificing the other—this book lays out a clear, analytic path forward. Resolving the Free Will Dilemma presents a step-by-step, formally reasoned framework for systematic theology that invites rigorous evaluation of Frame-Indexed Classical Theism (FICT). Every claim is defined, every inference is shown, and every conclusion is grounded in Scripture (Sola Scriptura) while remaining in broad continuity with the ...

Chaos may seem an unlikely source of creativity, but below its senseless surface lies a swirling depth of possibilities. Every person enters a world that is already filled with symbols, meanings, and stories. No-one starts with a blank canvas, rather, we find ourselves thrust into a matrix of narratives. Yet, something truly new is possible amid this chaos. Time is a space in which these stories can be reassembled, reinterpreted, and ordered in a way that gives particular meaning to my life.

With its emphasis on relation over substance and possibility over predetermined endings, open and relational theology provides a way forward for both Muslims and Christians. This way, as “Open and Relational Theology and its Social and Political Implications: Muslim and Christian Perspectives” posits, aligns beautifully with important and ancient thinking from both traditions. Our world desperately needs “people of the book” to pursue cooperation over competition. Open and relational theology affords us that possibility. These essays were presented in their original forms at a ...

Omnipotence is dead. At least it should be. It has no biblical support. And it dies a death of a thousand qualifications in philosophy.

Alfred North Whitehead was among the first initiates into the twentieth century’s new cosmological story. This book both sets Whitehead’s philosophy of organism in historical context and brings it into conversation with key elements of contemporary scientific cosmology—including relativistic, quantum, evolutionary, and complexity theories. It lays bare the inadequacy of the materialistic-mechanistic metaphysical interpretation of these theories and exemplifies the contributions Whitehead’s cosmological scheme can make to the urgent transdisciplinary project of integrating natural ...

Fr. Sertillanges's teachings are as timeless as any truths which describe the genuine nature of things. . . . This book is highly recommended not only for intellectuals, but also for students and those discerning their vocation in life. —New Oxford Review

Can you imagine how wonderful it would be for you if you could actually speak to God and hear the Almighty God when He speaks to you? That would mean that you would have a real chance at answering your deepest questions, and resolving a good deal of your nagging doubts. Your present and future will be better defined because you will be applying highly integrated information and data from the omniscient mind of God. You would be your own prophet a good deal of the time, just like the LORD had always wanted you to be. That would also mean you will be spending fewer hours at counseling since ...

Exposition of the Sermon on the Mount, Volume 1, originally published in Pink’s monthly Studies in the Scriptures. As in all his writings, Pink clearly and accurately describes the truth of Jesus’ teaching to the multitudes so many years ago and how his teaching is still very relevant to us today. 

The conflict between Palestine and Israel is one of the most highly publicized and bitter struggles in history. In this accessible and stimulating Very Short Introduction, Martin Bunton clearly explains the history of the problem, reducing it to its very essence - a modern territorial contest between two nations and one geographical territory.Providing a clear and fair exploration of the main issues, Bunton explores not only the historical basis of the conflict, but also looks at how and why partition has been so difficult and how efforts to restore peace continue today. 

What if God was not in control? And what if, instead, God always expresses uncontrolling love? Eighty leading thinkers explore the implications of a new way to think about God, the world, and our everyday lives. Their conclusions are radical, whether their writing is in story form or more academic. Essayists take ideas in Thomas Jay Oord's award-winning book, The Uncontrolling Love of God: An Open and Relational Account of Providence (IVP Academic). Each contributor explores how we might think and live in light of uncontrolling love.

Proverbs 31 Leaders is our citizen’s handbook! In this book, you will gain a greater love for Proverbs 31, and all it offers to the body of Christ and the world. We are kingdom citizens, and we should be governing ourselves accordingly. You will be charged for the kingdom of heaven, forever! Stop being just a mere Christian, become a Proverbs 31 Leader!

A Pocket History of Human Evolution brings us up-to-date on the exploits of all our ancient relatives. Paleoanthropologist Silvana Condemi and science journalist François Savatier consider what accelerated our evolution: Was it tools, our "large" brains, language, empathy, or something else entirely? And why are we the sole survivors among many early bipedal humans? Their conclusions reveal the various ways ancient humans live on today - from gossip as modern "grooming" to our gendered division of labor - and what the future might hold for our strange and unique species. 

We are suffering from a case of mistaken identity. For centuries, we have been handed a script that tells us we are flawed, isolated fragments drifting in a cold universe—or worse, sinners in the hands of an angry God. But what if the ache of separation you feel is not a mark of your brokenness, but a trick of your perception? In The Luminous Body, Daniel Payne invites you on a journey of the "Great Remembering." Drawing on ancient mystical traditions, modern science, and the wisdom of non-dual Christianity, this book offers a radical diagnosis: we are not separate from the Divine; we are...