God and Religion in the Postmodern World: Essays in Postmodern Theology

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State University of New York Press, Dec 20, 1988 - Religion - 192 pages
The naturalistic theism presented in this book is addressed to readers who have found liberal theology empty or who believe that one cannot be religious and fully rational and empirical at the same time. Griffin shows that the postmodern view is more empirical and rational than that of late modern materialism.

This is not a return to early modern dualistic supernaturalism. The mechanism and sensationalism of Descartes and Newton precluded a real union of religion and science. Griffin's postmodernism offers a deeply religious and fully scientific theology, providing a new basis for spiritual discipline and for a pacific mortality that could reverse the militarism of modernity.

Griffin proposes a revisionary, constructive postmodern theology challenging the deconstructive philosophy that calls itself postmodern and leads to relativism and nihilism.
 

Contents

Postmodern Theology
1
Creativity and Postmodern Religion
29
God in the Postmodern World
51
Evolution and Postmodern Theism
69
Postmodern Anirnism and Life after Death
83
Spiritual Discipline in the Medieval
109
Imperialism Nuclearism and Postmodern Theism
127
Notes
147
Note on Centers
165
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David Ray Griffin is Professor of Philosophy of Religion at the School of Theology at Claremont. He is also Executive Director of the Center for Process Studies and founding president of the Center for a Postmodern World in Santa Barbara.

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