[Vision2020] responding to Nick re: forgiveness and immutability

[Joe Campbell]

I have a friend who claims that process is closer to the Text -- and  
he has a seminary degree! Nick made a similar claim. Let me check and  
see if there is anything I can dig up that might add to the discussion.

Joe Campbell

On Jan 26, 2009, at 7:45 AM, keely emerinemix <kjajmix1 at msn.com> wrote:

> Chas, I made it clear that my "better than" meant process theology  
> was "better" in terms of "closer to the mark of orthodox  
> Christianity" -- which it certainly is, compared to atheism and its  
> "closeness to the mark," even though I reject it.  I was making a  
> quantitative reference COMPARED WITH another thing, not a  
> qualitative one.  I trust that you understand that I wasn't saying  
> that "this or that theology is better than atheism," or "this  
> theologian is better than that atheist," or even "my daddy can beat  
> up your daddy."
>
> Because I regard process theology more in the sense of doctrine, not  
> philosophy, I feel comfortable comparing it with the revealed  
> doctrines of Scripture, those that speak to the omniscience,  
> omnipresence, and omnipotence of God.  It's on that basis that I  
> conclude that P.T. falls short.  Perhaps I should examine it as a  
> philosophy and not a set of doctrines, although the doctrinal  
> applications seem to be entirely a result of a philosophy -- whether  
> of God and the Divine nature, hermeneutics (the discipline of  
> interpreting Scripture), or secular reasoning.
>
> Keely
> http://keely-prevailingwinds.blogspot.com/
>
>
>
>
> > Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 18:57:59 -0800
> > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] responding to Nick re: forgiveness and  
> immutability
> > From: chasuk at gmail.com
> > To: kjajmix1 at msn.com
> > CC: philosopher.joe at gmail.com; vision2020 at moscow.com
> >
> > On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 18:05, keely emerinemix <kjajmix1 at msn.com>  
> wrote:
> >
> > > I agree that process theology is one that's better than atheism  
> (I'm saying
> > > "better" here in terms of "closer to the mark of orthodox  
> Christianity), but
> > > I just don't agree that it's compatible with "the faith handed  
> down once and
> > > for all by the saints."
> >
> > Process theology is not born of revelation, but purely of
> > philosophical reflection, so it ipso facto cannot be compatible with
> > "the faith handed down once and for all by the saints."
> >
> > As far as I understand it, process theology claims that God somehow
> > exists within our spatio-temporal reality without being a part of  
> it,
> > while also mysteriously participating in it. I don't see what  
> problem
> > this was designed to solve.
> >
> > Why, Keely, is this "better" than atheism?
> >
> > Chas
>
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