PROCESS THEOLOGY

Frost, E. QUEST, 1/2007 3-4

From postmodernism, comes PROCESS THEOLOGY. It has been around for awhile, but you

may not know about it. Deconstruction a component of postmodernism, believes that you live in a world of your own with some basic definitions (root metaphors.) Process theology assumes that God comes from there too.

God is an ever changing and we are ever changing even if we don't think so. God is more of a verb than a noun. God is essence and is flowing with us. Creation was lured into existence by God and God was also on the other end being part of the creation. Our job is to reach and risk.

If you think that this is all double speak, let's put it this way. More traditional definitions of God is that she or he is an over soul, the soul of all our best in our souls. This is eminent God of eastern religion.

Among the larger religion, it approximates the God of  Taoism, Hinduism, Confucianism, and

Buddhism.

The God of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam is more concrete. God is more of a noun than a verb, but can be both. From the imminent or anthropomorphic God, there is a plan and you are in it. Your reason to be is to carry out that plan. However, humans create too. Were you meant to be a slave? Here God is clearly not in the process. Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Mohammed weep.

Process theology is closer to the terms "holy spirit" "such ness" "wu" "tradition." It is more

vague and subtle. God is more polymorphous. Your conception is in your head and soul. There is a solipsistic impasse that only you know about. When you die, so does God. Although there are other versions.

Much of this could compliment not only postmodernism and  but also quantum mechanics. However, the more traditional conceptions can also fit. Most of us appear to need some higher power to lean on from within or from without, or both but from somewhere. The God  of process theology is a bit beyond us and is extremely elusive.