Pittenger, Norman.  Freed to Love: A Process Interpretation of Redemption. Wilton, CT: Morehouse-Barlow, 1987.

Abstract

Professor Pittenger strives to show how theology can "make sense of our contemporary understanding of how things go in the world." The well-known author of such widely received books as Before the Ending of the Day, The Lure of Divine Love, and Preaching the Gospel here turns to the central affirmation of Christian faith, that "God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself." Process Theology, associated with such theologians as Schubert Ogden and Charles Hartshorne, offers particularly helpful insights into the deliverance offered by Christ from our human predicament. Pittenger concentrates on his earlier conclusion that God is best conceived as "Love-in-Act" or "Lover-in-Act" and applies that striking notion to the issue of redemption. Along the way, he discusses such core issues as the Christian community, eucharistic worship, liberation theology, and prayer.