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I'd Rather Be Dead Than Be a Girl
by John Sweeney

John Sweeney, Adjunct Professor of Process Theology and Managing Director of the Center for Process Studies, discusses the background and main points of his recently published book, I'd Rather Be Dead Than Be a Girl. Through an analysis of the thought of Jean Piaget, Benjamin Whorf, and Alfred North Whithehead, Sweeney reviews his three-fold thesis that language influences how human beings perceive reality, that the development of theoretical constructs can help explain resistences to and possiblities for inclusive language, and that the implementation of inclusive language is an important goal for religious education.

The Practical Importance of Metaphysics
by John B. Cobb, Jr.

In this provocative presentation, John Cobb offers a critique of the dominant metaphysics of modernity, and argues that metaphysics does not simply have occasional practical consequences, but "that it is the most practical kind of thinking in which anyone ever engages."

Topics in Process Theism
by John B. Cobb, Jr.

John Cobb discusses a variety of questions about process theism with students at Claremont School of Theology. Questions include the following:

• What kind of freedom does a process God have, given that it is not extreme voluntarism? For example, could God have chosen not to run the risk of human beings?
• How do Process Naturalists (for example, Mesle) handle the issue of “ordered novelty” without a Divine “guide” involved? How is lapsing into chaos prevented?
• How might “contrast” demonstrate itself in a molecule, or in other very small individuals? How do actual occasions compare with subatomic events like quarks?
• Is process theology is at a crisis and a crossroads? Where do you feel God is luring process theologians today? What possibilities do you see for process theology over the next century or so?
• Please explain your understanding of Whitehead’s “everlastingness” as the context on which finer religions are built.
• Under the heading, “PEACE” and what Whitehead calls, “the spiritual consummation of our lives here and now,” how should this be interpreted by someone who is in the process of making peace with himself?

Christian Themes from a Process Perspective
by John B. Cobb, Jr.

John Cobb discusses a variety of topics with students at Claremont School of Theology, such as christology, incarnation, patriarchal language, death and immortality, and divine judgment.

Judaism and Process Theology
by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson

Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, Dean of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies in Los Angeles, CA meets with the study body twice a month to teach text and have conversations about Jewish life. He is interested in exploring connectins between Jewish Thought and Process Theology. Check here for these and other podcasts from the prolific Rabbi Artson.

Reintroducing Teleology in Scientific Explanation: A Whiteheadian Account of the Ontogeny of Organisms
by Spyridon Koutroufinis

Emergence
by Joseph Bracken, with a response from Philip Clayton

Joseph Bracken gave a presenation on the topic of "emergence," and Philip Clayton offered a critical response. Their exchange was followed by a question and answer session.

With Everlasting Love: A Torah of Process and Life
by Rabbi Bradley Artson

Why Faith Needs Process Philosophy
by John B. Cobb, Jr.