God as poet of the world
A Vision of God in Process Theology
Keywords:
Omniscience, Infallibility, Bipolar, Monopolar, Theopoetics
Abstract
Process Theology represents a contemporary movement of theologians with Alfred North Whitehead as their point of reference. For these authors God is "dipolar" (or bipolar), has two natures, and is radically involved in the infinite process of the world. He is not an immutable God, but is in process and is affected by the vicissitudes of the men and women of the world. He retains other notes such as omniscience and infallibility, but adapted to the reality of a changing world. This current belongs to the tradition of natural theology and emphasises science in the theological formulation. Its method is based more on philosophy than on biblical science.
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2024-03-31
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Guzón Nestar, J.L. 2024. God as poet of the world: A Vision of God in Process Theology. Disputatio. 13, 27 (Mar. 2024), 53-76. DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13858135.
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