- Paperback: 136 pages
- Publisher: Templeton Press (Mar 1 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1599471329
- ISBN-13: 978-1599471327
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 15.2 x 1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 227 g
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Process thought is the foundation for studies in many areas of contemporary philosophy, theology, political theory, educational theory, and the religion-science dialogue. It is derived from Alfred North Whitehead's philosophy, known as process theology, which lays a groundwork for integrating evolutionary biology, physics, philosophy of mind, theology, environmental ethics, religious pluralism, education, economics, and more.
In Process-Relational Philosophy, C. Robert Mesle breaks down Whitehead's complex writings, providing a simple but accurate introduction to the vision that underlies much of contemporary process philosophy and theology. In doing so, he points to a "way beyond both reductive materialism and the traps of Cartesian dualism by showing reality as a relational process in which minds arise from bodies, in which freedom and creativity are foundational to process, in which the relational power of persuasion is more basic than the unilateral power of coercion."
Because process-relational philosophy addresses the deep intuitions of a relational world basic to environmental and global thinking, it is being incorporated into undergraduate and graduate courses in philosophy, educational theory and practice, environmental ethics, and science and values, among others. Process-Relational Philosophy: A Basic Introduction makes Whitehead's creative vision accessible to all students and general readers.
About the Author
C. Robert Mesle is a recognized authority on process thought and the author of the acclaimed Process Theology: A Basic Introduction (1993), the most widely read introduction to process theology. A professor and chair of the philosophy and religion department of Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa, he received his PhD from Northwestern University. He is a board member of the International Process Network and the China Project of the Center for Process Studies and serves on the editorial boards of the American Journal of Theology and Philosophy and Process Studies. He resides in Lamoni, Iowa.
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Unparalleled Introduction to Whitehead's Process Philosophy, Oct 30 2008
By David E. Roy PhD "Soulfulpsy" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Process-Relational Philosophy: An Introduction to Alfred North Whitehead (Paperback)
Prof. Mesle has accomplished an amazing feat by making one of the most important 20th Century philosophers (Alfred North Whitehead) accessible, relevant, and lively. Followers of Whitehead often have found it difficult to interpret process philosophy to those outside the field. With a minimum of technical language, Dr. Mesle has overcome this barrier.Whitehead's cosmology is the only one that does not separate the universe into separate realms of matter, mentality, and spirituality. Instead, he provides a way to bring together the material view of reality with the non-material view of reality.
Because of this, Whitehead's ideas matter profoundly as scientists, religious practioners, political leaders, mental health specialists, and many others look for solutions to our divided, anxious and potentially deadly world. Dr. Mesle's work will help many more people gain access to these important ideas. (For more information on process philosophy, see [...].)
May 22, 2010: One addendum to respond to Mr. Riding: It is noteworthy that Prof. Mesle actually is not a theist (unlike many process thinkers). He makes this clear in his previous book, Process Theology: A Basic Introduction. He considers himself to be a process naturalist and leaves it to theologian John B. Cobb Jr to explain process theism (all of this is in the last section of the book on process theology).
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BUY IT!, May 19 2010
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My first introduction to process theology was a podcast interview on [...] back in June 2008 with Robert Mesle. I immediately connected to this theology/philosophy - it made total sense. At this time, my mother was dying from Alzheimer's and I just could not understand a God that would "allow" this to happen - why did he "heal" some people and not others? The "omnipotent God" I grew up with just did not make sense in the world around me. Since that time I have read anything I could find on process theology. Much of the material seemed to be over my head, but Mesle's books are written in a way that makes them accessible to "lay folk". His first book, Process Theology: A Basic Introduction, was a great intro, and his latest book goes a little deeper. BUY THIS BOOK! And I also suggest checking out his podcast interviews on the above link (do search on the page). He has an interview on this latest book as well!
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This book changed my life, Oct 16 2009
By Mylene Roy "Mylène Roy" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Process-Relational Philosophy: An Introduction to Alfred North Whitehead (Paperback)
Funny how perception constitutes a prominent factor...The previous opinion critics the fact that the author infiltrates too much of his God oriented vision of reality....
On my side, this book left me for the first time in my life with a certain "comfort" facing the possibility of no sort of God on the driving seat of this reality.
Why? Maybe because the "relationnal" aspect of the process is so well discussed, it feels less cold since...
The word "alone" doesn't mean anymore the same (or anything at all, in fact...)...
Beside, this book contribues to heal the endemic dichotomy between body and soul, it encourages incarnation.
Responding to the previous critic again, I'm allergic to pop psychology's books, and it is not because this one is accessible, that he deserves this pop title according to me.
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