Books about Panentheism

Wolfhard · Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 6:16 pm Post subject: Books about Panentheism

Philosophers Speak of God
by Charles Hartshorne (Editor), William L. Reese (Editor)
In Whom We Live and Move and Have Our Being: Panentheistic Reflections on God's Presence in a Scientific World
by Philip Clayton (Editor), Arthur Peacocke (Editor)
Panentheism: The Other God of the Philosophers--From Plato to the Present
by John W. Cooper

Downpraise · Sophomore Participant Joined: 10 Jun 2007 Posts: 8

I met Philip Clayton a couple of times in person. He's a very inspirational man, I very much like his approach to the whole subject. I can recommend his books. Smile

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Reinelm · Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 8:58 pm Post subject:

I bought the second and the third book mentioned and have now started to read both. Both books go into the heart of the matter from the start. I have only read about 10 percent of each of the books, but so far I am very pleased with the content.

The only thing that bothers me is the sense of tunnel-vision that I get from the books. I mean that they restrain themselves too much and seem unwilling to think of new ideas unless they can quote some historical authority. On top of that there seems to be a adversity to using any other than formal language in describing the issues at hand. Maybe that is just my style, but I like a strong metaphor every once in a while to escape from the complex structures built from the theories.

The result is that the books are more rational than I feel is appropriate for the subject. Objectivity need not always be accompanied by "dry language".

I'll give some more in depth feedback when a actually read some more... Wink

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