Thomas Jay Oord
Biographic Data
| ID | 1694108 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas Jay Oord |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas Jay |
| FAMILY NAME | Oord |
| SIGNATURE | OORD T J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northwest Nazarene University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Can panpsychism solve thorny theological problems
Joanna Leidenhag has written a ground-breaking book arguing that the concept of panpsychism can solve several problems facing present-day humans. It can motivate greater commitment to concern for earth's diverse environments and the life forms that inhabit them. And it can solve theological problems connected with human consciousness, notably, how consciousness and matter coexist and interact. This article summarizes and comments on Leidenhag's a…
Panentheism and Open and Relational Theology
Open and relational theologies have a particular affinity for panentheism. But what does it mean to say that ‘all’ (pan) is ‘in’ (en) God? How one answers this question will be determined by a number of factors, including one’s metaphysic (understanding what constitutes the ‘all’ that is in God), one’s concept of God, and then one’s understanding of the God-world relation. This essay describes open and relational theology. It also describes panen…
A Loving Civilization
This essay explores the possibility of a civilization oriented around love. One might call it a politics of love, but “politics” almost inevitably points one to political parties, issues, or elections. In this essay, I use the phrase “a loving civilization.” I not only think about love between individuals and communities. I ask about the overall framework – worldview, metaphysic, paradigm, or whatever you like – necessarily for all-encompassing l…
Panentheism and Panpsychism
Panpsychism has become a highly attractive position in the philosophy of mind. On panpsychism, both the physical and the mental are inseparable and fundamental features of reality. Panentheism has also become immensely popular in the philo-sophy of religion. Panentheism strives for a higher reconciliation of an atheistic pantheism, on which the universe itself is causa sui, and the ontological dualism of necessarily existing, eternal creator and …
Theologies of Creation
Divergence of Evangelical and Process Theologies
Iendeavour to identify how Process theology approaches the diverse traditions and theologies that are typically identified as Evangeli cal.1 By Evangelical, I have in mind what is labelled as such in the American context, although most of my comments will hold true of the thought and practices of Evangelicals worldwide.Evangelicalism is a broad socio-theological movement, and the dogmatic claims made by its members are quite diverse.Considering t…
Panentheism and Panpsychism
Panpsychism has become a highly attractive position in the philosophy of mind. On panpsychism, both the physical and the mental are inseparable and fundamental features of reality. Panentheism has also become immensely popular in the philo-sophy of religion. Panentheism strives for a higher reconciliation of an atheistic pantheism, on which the universe itself is causa sui, and the ontological dualism of necessarily existing, eternal creator and …
Divergence of Evangelical and Process Theologies
Iendeavour to identify how Process theology approaches the diverse traditions and theologies that are typically identified as Evangeli cal.1 By Evangelical, I have in mind what is labelled as such in the American context, although most of my comments will hold true of the thought and practices of Evangelicals worldwide.Evangelicalism is a broad socio-theological movement, and the dogmatic claims made by its members are quite diverse.Considering t…
Theologies of Creation
Panentheism and Panpsychism
Panpsychism has become a highly attractive position in the philosophy of mind. On panpsychism, both the physical and the mental are inseparable and fundamental features of reality. Panentheism has also become immensely popular in the philo-sophy of religion. Panentheism strives for a higher reconciliation of an atheistic pantheism, on which the universe itself is causa sui, and the ontological dualism of necessarily existing, eternal creator and …
A Loving Civilization
This essay explores the possibility of a civilization oriented around love. One might call it a politics of love, but “politics” almost inevitably points one to political parties, issues, or elections. In this essay, I use the phrase “a loving civilization.” I not only think about love between individuals and communities. I ask about the overall framework – worldview, metaphysic, paradigm, or whatever you like – necessarily for all-encompassing l…
Panentheism and Open and Relational Theology
Open and relational theologies have a particular affinity for panentheism. But what does it mean to say that ‘all’ (pan) is ‘in’ (en) God? How one answers this question will be determined by a number of factors, including one’s metaphysic (understanding what constitutes the ‘all’ that is in God), one’s concept of God, and then one’s understanding of the God-world relation. This essay describes open and relational theology. It also describes panen…
Can panpsychism solve thorny theological problems
Joanna Leidenhag has written a ground-breaking book arguing that the concept of panpsychism can solve several problems facing present-day humans. It can motivate greater commitment to concern for earth's diverse environments and the life forms that inhabit them. And it can solve theological problems connected with human consciousness, notably, how consciousness and matter coexist and interact. This article summarizes and comments on Leidenhag's a…
Philosophy (4 works) · Theology and Philosophy of Evil (4 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Metaphysics (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Religion (2 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (2 works)