The open-ended systems in science and religion Bracken, Joseph A. creator author. text bibliography mnu 2014 2014 monographic eng

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x, 274 pages ; 23 cm "Utilizes the language and conceptual structures of systems theory as a philosophical and scientific grammar to show traditional Christian beliefs in a new light that is accessible and rationally plausible to a contemporary, scientifically influenced society. This account opens new possibilities for rethinking the God-world relationship, the Trinity, incarnation, creation, and eschatology within the context of a broader ecological and cosmological system. In re-describing these articles constitutive of Christian belief, the author is conscious of the vital importance of retaining the inherent power and meaning of these concepts"--Provided by publishers. Language and reality -- The "inside" and the "outside" of everything -- Panentheism: hierarchically ordered systems of existence and activity -- Other approaches to panentheism in the current religion-and-science debate -- "Incarnation" as key to the argument for panentheism -- A systems-oriented approach to the Trinity -- Tradition and traditioning: church as both system and institutional entity? -- Miracles and the problem of evil -- Resurrection and eternal life. Joseph A. Bracken, S.J. Includes bibliographical references and index. Religion and science Religion and Science Religion and science BL240.3 .B696 2014 201/.65 1451482051 9781451482058 2015430904 YDXCP 150729 20210531145944.0 18721552 eng