Beardslee, William.  A House for Hope: A Study in Process and Biblical Thought. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1972.

Abstract

This is the first attempt to use process theology in an explanation of the possibilities of hope for our era. The author has made a radical interpretation of Jesus Christ in the categories of Whiteheadian philosophy and panentheistic theology, yet he stands firmly in the Judeo-Christian tradition. The whole effort of this book is to sketch a way of restructuring our imagination so that we can both be modern men and hope. Process philosophy offers a perspective on the world which is not man-centered, yet takes value, beauty, and the future seriously. It enables us to see how hope has deep biological roots (with the child as the symbol of hope) and is implied by man's restless creativity. Perhaps most important of all, process thought provides a way of understanding the infinity of God in which the infinite God does not swallow up the concrete and limited realities on which we focus our creative effort and our concern, but takes them seriously. From the perspective we can interpret a series of central Christian concerns to show that God can still be the center of trustworthiness (a trustworthiness essential for hope), even though we must drastically rethink God's relation to the world and be ready to see wonder in the world as well as in God.