Christian process theology takes the life, teachings and uniqueness of Jesus seriously and creatively.

1. Intro to Process Theology

2. Intro to Process
Theology
Science and Religion
(God and the World)
Evil and Suffering
Jesus and Creative Transformation
Pluralism, Prayer, Economism, and
Ecology

5. In your
opinion, what
makes Jesus
unique? Why
is Jesus’
uniqueness
important to
you?

6. Supernaturalism and Jesus
Virgin birth
God
Jesus as omnipotent God
Sacrificial death was God's
plan
Resuscitation
World
Salvation into heaven

7. Jesus' Power in
Process Theology
Almighty
Persuasive
All-powerful Love-power
God World

8. Multiple causation

9. Process theology and Jesus
Incarnation
Jesus' uniqueness
Cross
Resurrection
God World
Creative transformation

10. Incarnation
God was in Jesus.
God was uniquely in Jesus.
Jesus was a human man, not different
from you and me.

11. Jesus' uniqueness
Different by degree: Unique in his
responsiveness to God's call
Different by content: God gave him a
unique call
Different by experience: Unique
experience of oneness with God

12. Cross
God suffered with Jesus on the cross.

13. Resurrection
Disciples experienced him after he died.
Rose to a spiritual body.
Sign of hope.

14. Creative
Transformation
Making lemon-aid
out of lemons
A new future is
always possible

15. Participating in the
faithfulness of Jesus
Jesus' teachings
open us to the
possibility of
creative
transformation
Jesus is in us
Participate in saving
the world

16. "If Jesus is
our center,
then there
can be no
boundary."
-John B. Cobb, Jr.

17. John 14:6
Jesus said to him, “I am the
way, and the truth, and the
life. No one comes to the
Father except through me."
"Jesus called for a
community of
perfect openness."
-John B. Cobb, Jr.

18. John 14:1-14
14“Do not let your hearts be
troubled. Believe in God, believe
also in me. 2In my Father’s house
there are many dwelling places. If it
were not so, would I have told you
that I go to prepare a place for you?
3And if I go and prepare a place for
you, I will come again and will take
you to myself, so that where I am,
there you may be also.
4And you know the way to the place

19. Next week:
Pluralism, Prayer,
Economism, and Ecology