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ghost-dog-girl
04/20/01 5:21 PM
John Cobb Jr. & Evangelicalism
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John Cobb Jr. is in town and I just heard a fascinating lecture by him. He lamented the growing split between the theological academy and the church. He believes that process theologians have tried to keep a toe-hold in both the church and the academy, and because of their willingness to engage the church, they are often taken less seriously by the academy. I think this is similar to the openness predicament except the other way around--they tend to be viewed with suspicion in their church contexts (the leading open theists are all immersed in church ministry) for their engagement with the academy. Guess who Cobb believes can make the greatest difference in bridging this gap--conservative evangelicals, as they become more involved in the academy. That's us, friends!
Cobb briefly mentioned "openness of God" evangelicals. He said that open theists have similar doctrines as process, but they get there in different ways: process theists use empirical reasoning, and open theists use the Bible. Another difference he cited is that open theists retain the doctrine of omnipotence, whereas process theists deny it for metphysical reasons, but Cobb also rejects it for biblical reasons (i.e. he claims it is not found in scripture). In the discussion afterward, I was chagrinned to learn that like open theists, process theists also have a hard time getting hired in seminaries--but for being too conservative! We are definitely in need of some bridgebuilders--and when I say "we" I mean Christians in the church, the academy, or wherever.
Blessings, GDG
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