Michael Brierley Panentheism is the result of conceiving “being” in terms of relationship or relatedness. This is why process theism is a type of panentheism, for “process” asserts that “entities” are inseparably interrelated, and thus that relationship, rather than substance, is “of the essence.” ~Michael Brierley, from In Whom We Live and Move and Have Our Being: Panentheistic Reflections on God’s Presence in a Scientific World For more inspiration, meditate with the mystics
Tender Elements of the World * Alfred North Whitehead
Alfred North Whitehead There is, however, in the Galilean origin of Christianity yet another suggestion which does not fit very well with any of the three main strands of thought. It does not emphasize the ruling Caesar, or the ruthless moralist, or the unmoved mover. It dwells upon the tender elements in the world, which slowly and in quietness operate by love; and it finds purpose in the present immediacy of a kingdom not of this world. Love neither rules, nor is it unmoved; also it is a little oblivious as to morals. It does not look to the future; for it finds its own reward in the immediate present. ~Alfred North Whitehead For more inspiration, meditate with the mystics
Process and Presence * Hyatt Carter
Hyatt Carter In the beginning, once upon a void, A pulse, first quantum throb, felt and enjoyed: From the many random emerges one, In dipolar rhythm where before was none; One after another now, pulsing free— A social process of self-creativity. If, in nature, consciousness be the crown, Experience, at least, goes all the way down. In people, yes, but … Read More
Immanence & Transcendence * Charles Hartshorne
Charles Hartshorne “[The mind‐body analogy] is in fact the only way to achieve a just synthesis of immanence and transcendence, the only way to avoid the twin errors of mere naturalism and mere supernaturalism.” ~ Charles Hartshorne, Man’s Vision of God For more inspiration, meditate with the mystics
Darwin’s Revolution * John Dewey
John Dewey In laying hands upon the sacred ark of absolute permanency, in treating the forms that had been regarded as types of fixity and perfection as originating and passing away, the Origin of Species introduced a mode of thinking that in the end was bound to transform the logic of knowledge, and hence the treatment of morals, politics, and … Read More
Infinitude * Whitehead & de Chardin
Whitehead & de Chardin “Our minds are finite, and yet even in these circumstances of finitude we are surrounded by possibilities that are infinite, and the purpose of life is to grasp as much as we can out of that infinitude.” ~ Alfred North Whitehead “Our duty, as men and women, is to proceed as if limits to our ability … Read More
On Souls * Charles Hartshorne
Charles Hartshorne All things, in all their aspects, consist exclusively of ‘souls’, that is, of various kinds of subjects, or units of experiencing, with their qualifications, relations, and groupings, or communities. ~Charles Harshorne For more inspiration, meditate with the mystics