Books Reviewed by John B. Cobb, Jr.
Masao Abe, Buddhism and Interfaith Dialogue, ed. Steven Heine (Hawaii: University of Hawaii Press, 1995), In Journal of the American Academy of Religion 65, no.4 (Fall, 1997): 871-873.
Thomas J. J. Altizer, The Genesis of God: A Theological Genealogy. In International Studies in Philosophy 28, no.2 (199?): 106-107.
Hugh Anderson, Jesus and Christian Origins, A Commentary on Modern Viewpoints. In Christian Advocate, 30 July, 1964.
Ian G. Barbour, Religion in an Age of Science. In Encounter 51, no. 4 (Autumn 1990): 407-408.
R. Maurice Barineau. The Theodicy of Alfred North Whitehead: A Logical and Ethical Vindication. In International Studies in Philosophy 26, no.4 (1994): 107-8.
Karl Barth, The Doctrine of Reconciliation: Church Dogmatics, Vol. IV, Part 3, 1st and 2nd Halves. Trans. G.W. Bromiley (Edinburgh: T.&T. Clark, 1962. In Interpretation 16 (October 1962): 472-75.
William A. Beardslee, A House for Hope: A Study in Process and Biblical Thought. In Religion in Life 42, no.1 (Spring 1973): 137-38.
Peter L. Berger, A Rumor of Angels: Modern Society and the Rediscovery of the Supernatural (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1969.) In Theology Today 26 (July 1969): 221-22.
Ernst Bloch, A Philosophy of the Future. Trans. John Cumming (New York: Herder and Herder, 1970.) In Theology Today 28 (July 1971): 249-52.
Carl Braaten, History and Hermeneutics (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1966.) In The Journal of Religion 47 (April 1967): 154-56.
Susan P. Bratton, Six Billion and More: Human Population and Christian Ethics (Louisville: Westminster / John Knox, 1992.) In Environmental Ethics 16 (Spring 1994): 103-106.
Robert W. Bretall, ed. The Empirical Theology of Henry Nelson Wieman (New York: Macmillan, 1963.) In Religious Education 58 (1963): 405-406.
Patrick J. Buchanan, The Great Betrayal How American Sovereignty and Social Justice Are Being Sacrificed to the Gods of the Global Economy, In Christian Century (October 28, 1998): 999-1002.
Robert S. Brumbaugh, Whitehead, Process Philosophy, and Education, Albany, NY: State University of New York, 1982. In Teachers College Record 85, no.2 (Winter 1983): 329-31.
Barry L. Callen, God as Loving Grace. (Nappanee, IN: Evangel Publishing House, 1996) In Wesleyan Theological Journal 32, no.1 (Spring 1997): 213-16.
Edward John Carnell, The Case for Orthodox Theology (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1959.) In Interpretation 14 (January 1960): 94-96. (Review Title: "A Panorama of Theologies." This review includes L. H. Dewolf's The Case for a New Reformation Theology; see Dewolf's.)
Conrad Cherry, Hurrying Toward Zion: Universities, Divinity Schools, and American Protestantism (Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press, 1995.) In Journal of Church and State vol. 39 (Winter 1997 ): 174-75.
Philip Clayton, The Problem of God in Modern Thought (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2000.) In The Christian Century 119, no.4 (February 13-20, 2002): 55-66.
Philip Clayton and Arthur Peacocke, eds. In Whom We Live and Move and Have our Being: Panentheistic Reflections on God’s Presence in a Scientific World. In Theology and Science Vol. 3, no. 2 (July 2005): 240-242.
Warren R. Copeland, And the Poor Get Welfare: the Ethics of Poverty in the United States (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1994.) In Interpretation 50, no.3 (July 1996): 327-28.
William Dean, The Religious Critic in American Culture (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1994.) In Zygon 31, no.3 (1996): 528-30.
L. Harold DeWolf, The Case for Theology in a Liberal Perspective (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1959.) In Interpretation 14 (January 1960): 94-96. (Review Title: "A Panorama of Theologies." This review includes Edward J. Carnell's The Case for Orthodox Theology; see Carnell.)
Daniel A. Dombrowski, Hartshorne and the Metaphysics of Animal Rights (Albany: State of New York Press, 1988.) In Environmental Ethics 11, no.4 (Winter 1989): 373-76.
Ron Elsdon, Bent World: A Christian Response to the Environmental Crisis. In Environmental Ethics 4, no.4 (Winter 1989): 359-62.
Frederick Ferre. Living and Value: Toward a Constructive Postmodern Ethics, In Process Studies 31, no.1 (2002): 181-183.
Nancy Frankenberry, Religion and Radical Empiricism. In Process Studies 16, no.4 (Winter 1987): 305-306.
Thomas L. Friedman, The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization. In Christian Century 116, no.30 (3 November 1999): 1054-55.
David R. Griffin, A Process Christology. In Religion in Life 43 (Winter 1974): 505-7.
Colin Gunton, Becoming and Being: The Doctrines of Hartshorne and Karl Barth. In International Studies in Philosophy 12, no.1 (1980): 119-20.
James M. Gustafson, A Sense of the Divine: The Natural Environment from a Theocentric Perspective (Cleveland: Pilgrim Press, 1994.)
Charles Hartshorne, A Natural Theology for Our Time (LaSalle, Ill.: Open Court, 1967.) In Religious Education 62 (November-December 1967): 533.
Van A. Harvey, A Handbook for Theological Terms. In Perkins School of Theology Journal 18 (Winter 1965): 39-40.
George S. Hendry, Theology of Nature (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1980.) In Zygon 15, no.4 (December 1980): 436-38.
John Hick, Faith and Knowledge (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1957.) In Interpretation 12 (October 1958): 456-58. (Title of Review: "The Method of Analysis.")
Peter Hodgson and Robert King, eds. Christian Theology: An Introduction to its Traditions and Tasks (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1985.) In Theological Education 24, no.1 (Autumn 1987): 144-46.
William Hordern, The Case for a New Reformation Theology (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1959.) In Interpretation (January 1960): 94-96.
Kenneth K. Indana, and Nolan P. Jacobson, eds. Buddhism and American Thinkers (Albany: State University of New York Press, 1984.) In Journal of Religion 65, no.3 (July 1985): 455.
Christopher Ives, ed. Divine Emptiness and Historical Fullness: A Buddhist Jewish Christian Conversation with Masao Abe.” (Trinity Press International, 1995) In Journal of the American Academy of Religion (Summer 1998): 436-39. [abstract]
Iredell Jenkins, Art and the Human Enterprise (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1958.) In Philosophy and Phenomenological Research (September 1959): 129-30.
Hans Jonas, The Phenomenon of Life: Toward a Philosophical Biology (New York: Harper and Row, 1966.) In Interpretation 21 (April 1967): 196-200.
Ilion T. Jones, A Protestant Hears His Mind. In The Pulpit 31 (August 1960): 252.
Stephen Kaplan, Different Paths, Different Summits: A Model for Religious Pluralism. In Philosophy East & West 55, no. 2 (April, 2005): 367-370.
Gordon D. Kaufman, God the Problem. In Review of Books and Religion 2 (February 1973): 7.
_____. In Face of Mystery: A Constructive Theology. In Religious Studies Review 20, no.3 (July 1994): 174-77.
_____. Systematic Theology: A Historicist Perspective. In Journal of the American Academy of Religion 38 (June 1970): 219-21.
John P. Keenan, The Meaning of Christ: A Mahayana Theology. In International Bulletin of Missionary Research 16, no.2 (April 1992): 91-92.
Samuel Laeuchli, The Language of Faith: An Introduction to the Semantic Dilemma of the Early Church. In Christian Advocate (19 July 1962): 16.
Bernard Lee, The Becoming of the Church: A Process Theology of the Structure of Christian Experience (New York: Paulist Press, 1974.) In Process Studies 4, no.4 (Winter 1974): 303-304.
Andrew Linzey, Animal Rights: A Christian Assessment of Man's Treatment of Animals (London: SCM Press, 1976.) In Environmental Ethics 2 (Spring 1980): 89-93.
George Lucas. The Rehabilitation of Whitehead: An Analytical and Historical Assessment of Process Philosophy. In Process Studies 19, no.4 (Winter 1990): 279-82.
John MacIntyre, On the Love of God. In Journal of Religion 43 (April 1963):154-55.
John Macquarrie, Thinking about God (New York: Harper and Rowe, 1975.) In Journal of Religion 56 (1976): 208-209.
Carlyle Marney, The Recovery of the Person (Abgindon, 1979.) In Religion in Life 158 (Winter 1979): 505-506.
Martin E. Marty, A Nation of Behavers (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1976.) In The Wilson Quarterly (Autumn 1976): 132.
Dennis P. McCann and Charles R. Strain, Polity and Praxis: A Program for American Practical Theology (Minneapolis: Winston Press, 1985.) In Journal of Church and State 29, no.1 (Winter 1987): 139-40.
Sallie McFague, Models of God: Theology for an Ecological, Nuclear Age. In Religious Studies Review 16, no.1 (January 1990): 36-40.
_____, Life Abundant: Rethinking Theology and Economy for a Planet in Peril. In Journal of the American Academy of Religion 69, no.4 (December 2001): 948-950.
John McIntyre, On the Love of God (New York: Harper and Bros., 1962.) In Journal of Religion 43 (1963):7 154-55.
Robert Mellert, What is Process Theology? (New York: Paulist Press, 1975.) In Religious Education 71 (1976): 101-102.
C. Robert Mesle, Process-Relational Philosophy: An Introduction to Alfred North Whitehead. (West Conshohocken, PA: Templeton Foundation Press, 2008) In Worldviews 13 (2009): 119-122.
Carl Michalson, The Rationality of Faith. In Christian Advocate (November 21, 1963): 19-20.
_____. Worldly Theology. In Christian Advocate (October 19, 1967): 15-17.
Juergen Moltmann, Hope and Planning, trans. Margaret Clarkson (New York: Harper & Row, 1971.) In Christian Advocate (October 14, 1971): 7-8.
Randall C. Morris, Process Philosophy and Political Ideology: the Social and Political Thought of Alfred North Whitehead and Charles Hartshorne. In Encounter 52, no.4 (Autumn 1991): 410-11.
James A. Nash, Loving Nature: Ecological Integrity and Christian Responsibility. In Journal of Church and State 34, no.4 (Autumn 1992): 892-93.
Robert C. Neville, Creativity and God. In Theology Today 37 (October 1980), 374-75.
_____, A Theology Primer. In Encounter 53, no.2 (Spring 1992): 194-95.
Richard R. Niebuhr, Experiential Religion. In Interpretation 27 (January 1973): 100-101.
_____, Schleiermacher on Christ and Religion. In Religious Education 60 (May-June 1965): 244-46.
Clare Palmer, Environmental Ethics and Process Thinking. In International Studies in Philosophy 35, no. 2 (2003): 169-71
Wolfhart Pannenberg, Jesus--God and Man. In Journal of Religion 49 (April 1969): 192-201.
_____. Revelation as History. In Christian Advocate (May 29, 1969): 16-17.
_____. Theology and the Philosophy of Science. In Religious Studies Review 3, no. 4 (October 1977): 213.
David A. Pailin. Probing the Foundations: A Study in Theistic Reconstruction. In The Journal of Religion 77:1 (January 1997): 167-68.
Wolfhart Pannenberg. Jesus: Godd and Man In The Journal of Religion (April 1969): 192-201.
T.H.L. Parker, Essays in Christology for Karl Barth. In Interpretation 11 (October 1957), 464-66.
(Title of Review: "Disturbing Complacency.")
Ray C. Petry, Christian Eschatology and Social Thought. In Interpretation 10 (October 1956): 462-63. (Title of Review: "The Basis of Christian Sociality." )
Norman Pittenger, The Holy Spirit. In Religious Education 70 (May-June 1975): 342-43.
_____. Process Thought and Christian Faith. Religious Education 64 (March-April 1969): 148-49.
Bernard Ramn, After Fundamentalism. In TSF Bulletin (May-June, 1983): 15-16.
William Reese and Eugene Freeman, eds. Process and Divinity: The Hartshorne Festschrift In Journal of Religion 45 (October 1965): 335-37.
Tom Regan, ed. Animal Sacrifices. In Environmental Ethics 10, no.2 (Summer 1988): 181-82.
Benjamin A. Reist, Processive Revelation. In Theology Today 50, no.1 (April 1993): 126-28.
Alan Richardson, History, Sacred and Profane. In Interpretation 19 (April 1965), 220-22.
Dietrich Ritschl, Memory and Hope. In Religious Education 63 (March-April 1968), 146-47.
George Rupp, Beyond Existentialism and Zen. In jntqKnre 34 (January 1980), 82-84.
Gerhard Sauter, Zukunft und Verheissung. In Erasmus 18, nos.7-8 (1966): 206-207.
Robert P. Scharlemann, Inscriptions and Reflections: Essays in Philosophical Theology (Charlotesville: University Press of Virginia, 1989.) In The Christian Century 107, no. 6 (Feb. 21, 1990): 192-93.
Harold K. Schilling, The New Consciousness in Science and Religion. In Religious Education 68 (November-December 1973): 752-56.
David L. Schindler, Heart of the World, Center of the Church. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1997. xvii+322 pp. [Review]
Michael Schut, Food and Faith: Justice, Joy, and Daily Bread. Denver, CO: Living the Good News, 2002.
Santiago Sia, God in Process Thought. In Modern Theology 3, no.1 (October 1986), 107-09.
John E. Smith, Experience and God. In Religion in Life 37 (Winter 1968): 617-18.
Joseph J. Spae, Buddhist-Christian Empathy. In The Eastern Buddhist 14, no.1 (Spring 1981): 138-39.
Douglas Sturm, Community and Alienation: Essays on Process Thought and Public Life. In Journal of Church and State 31, no.3 (Autumn 1989): 555-56.
Barbara Ann Swyhart, Bioethical Decision making: Releasing Religion from the Spiritual. In Process Studies 6, no.4 (Winter 1976): 292.
George H. Tabard, Holy Writ or Holy Church, Interpretation 14 (July 1960): 358-61. (Title of Review: "The Problem of Authority.")
William H. Thorpe, Science, Man and Morals. In Journal of the American Academy of Religion 36 (March 1968): 68-72.
David Tracy, The Analogical Imagination. In Religious Studies Review 7, no.4 (October 1981): 281-84.
_____, Blessed Rage for Order. In The Christian Century 93 (April 14, 1976): 369-71.
Gabriel Vahanian, No Other God. In Religion in Life 36 (Summer 1967): 295-96.
Christoph Wassermann, Struktur und Ereignis. In Process Studies 21, no.3 (Fall 1992): 175-76.
James E. Will, The Universal God: Justice, Love, and Peace in the Global Village. Process Studies 29, no.2 (Fall-Winter 2000): 381-384.
Henry P. Van Dusen, Spirit, son and Father. In The Personalist 41 (Winter 1960), 107-08.
E. Wilkinson, ed. Aesthetics. In Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 19 (December 1958): 263-64.
Henry Nelson Wieman, Intellectual Foundation of Faith. In Drew Gateway 32 (Winter 1962): 107-08.
James E. Will, A Christology of Peace. In Encounter 51, no.3 (Summer 1990): 296-97.
Mary Wyman, The Lure for Feeling. In Religion in Life 30 (Winter 1960-61): 147-48.