BERNARD LOOMER ON SPIRITUAL STATURE
by Bruce Epperly
Over the next few months, I will be reflecting on process thinkers I have known. I will share a few thoughts on women and men who have shaped my understanding of process theology not just by their words but by their lives. Process theology is profoundly embodied. Mind and body,..
BEING MARRIED: THE BODY AS ANCHOR AND CONVERSATION PARTNER
By Charles Bowie
I’ve always been fascinated about an aspect our modes of water transport. Barges, tug boats, submarines, sailboats, rigs all have one thing in common. They all have an anchor that connects to the water and prevents them from drifting aimlessly.
My reflection on these amazing..
CO-CREATING A NEW WAY
By Carolyn Roncolato
My partner and I tried to get pregnant for seven years- seven years of waiting, doctor’s visits, tests, medications, treatments, special diets, etc. I prayed ceaselessly, not so much for a baby as for an answer to what to do. I am a process feminist theologian who on most d..
YELLOWSTONE
by Ann Pederson
About as faithfully as the old geyser spouts off, Gary and I travel almost every summer to my favorite place in the world—Yellowstone Park. I grew up in Bozeman, Montana and Yellowstone was just a drive up the Gallatin Canyon from my house. My parents and I avoided the tourist s..
CARE AND CONNECTION: THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME
By Dr. Arlette Poland
Whitehead taught that every becoming occasion or moment is filled with all of the past. For him, when he waxed religious, that past included information from a deity. Some Process Theists argue that the deity is in front of the becoming moment luring it to its best result…
Science, Theology, and Ministry: Love and Altruism
Saint Paul School of Theology
Spring 2000
Instructor: Nancy R. Howell
Class Meeting: Tuesday, 1:10-4:00 p.m.
Course Description
This course provides a special opportunity to equip ministers with the information needed to be religious in a scientific age and to be ministers to persons..
Prayer: Teach us Your Ways…
Contributed by Bill Matson
Creating God, with an engaging spirit you never fail to meet us where we are, ever faithful while calling us into each tomorrow with the excitement and adventure of new possibilities. As we greet this new day, facing realities we find overwhelming, let us ..
Prayer: God of Land and Sea…
Contributed by Beth Johnson
God of land and sea, of moon and sun—we are never without your presence. You move in and through us always and everywhere. You are as near as our breath, as close as our heartbeat. We see you in the eyes of all we meet. We hear you in the coo of a dove. We ..
Creation Season: Texts, Hymns, Blessings
Ist Sunday of Creation Season: God Is Creating
Text: Genesis 1:1-25
First Hymn Joyful Joyful
Middle Hymn For the Beauty of the Earth
Final Hymn Sing of Colors (De Colores)
Commission and Blessing
We join with the earth and each other
To bring new life to the land;
T..
Prayer/Reflection on Psalm 8 for Creation Sunday
Contributed by Brian Brandsmeier
This liturgy was written to reflect a process-relational theology.
O Eternal One, most holy God
Let your noble name be praised throughout all the earth
Your splendor is above all splendor
The voices of children proclaim the greatness of your st..