Adventures in the Spirit God, World, Divine Action

includes index and biblioraphy

1. The methods of Philosophy and Theology ...........21 Critical Faith: Theology in the midst of the science......22 Religious truth and Scientific Truth: A comparative Exploration..38 The Contemporary science and religion Discussion: New Adventures for theology, or a Futile Quest for Legitimation?..52 2. Emergence .....63 Why emergence matters : A new Paradigm for Relating the sciences.............64 Emergent realities: The evolution of life and mind ........75 From world to spirit? Complexity, Anthropology, Theology...88 Theological reflections on Emergence: From emergent nature to the Emerging church .........100 3. Panentheism .....117 An introduction to panentheism..............118 From substance to subject: Rethinking spirit in the modern world ...........133 The becoming of the One who Always was: Toward a trinity in Process...157 Open Panenthism and creation as kenosis ....175 4. Divine Action ........185 Nature law and the problem of Divine Action.....185 Actions Human and divine :Toward a panentheistic-Participatory Theory of Agency...........204 Can contemporary theologians still affirm that god does anything ......217 5. The theological Adventure applied..229 Reflections on the Human Quest for meaning ............230 Spirituality as spirit and spirituality towards spirit: A dialogue with derrida ................244 The many faces of Integration: Liberal Faith between church, Academy, and world.......256