1. Loving Creation - Rev. Kelly Dignan. February 15, 2015

2. Theology and Creation HumanismReligious Naturalism PanentheismTraditional Theism Non-theistic Goodness of human beings Seek solely rational ways of solving human problems Not open to sources of grace beyond self Religious Humanism Pantheism Process naturalism Transcendental- ism Process Theism God is supernatural God is omnipotent, omniscient, interventionist Primary Source: Religious Naturalism Today by Jerome Stone

3. Religious Naturalism Religious Humanism – God is scientifically obsolete – But there are sources of grace beyond us – We are not the masters of our fate, we need to recognize the worth of being nurtured by this-worldly grace – Wonder, mystery, and awe are part of and essential to the religious experience

4. Religious Naturalism Pantheism – The Universe as a whole is divine, and there is no divinity other than the Universe and nature – The web of life is god – The web nurtures and empowers us

5. Religious Naturalism Process naturalism – God is the integrative, creative process within the Universe, but god is not separate from the Universe – God doesn’t do things to us; we are co- creating with it – We experience god in the world and creation, rather than as an outside source that acts on our behalf

6. Panentheism God is an entity IN and BEYOND creation God is supreme and compassionate Not necessarily interventionist or all-powerful Can be sensed through experience Process Theism - God is the integrative process of the Universe but separate from it Transcendentalism – God is the Oversoul

7. Theology and Creation HumanismReligious Naturalism PanentheismTraditional Theism Non-theistic Goodness of human beings Seek solely rational ways of solving human problems Not open to sources of grace beyond self Religious Humanism Pantheism Process naturalism Transcendental- ism Process Theism God is supernatural God is omnipotent, omniscient, interventionist Primary Source: Religious Naturalism Today by Jerome Stone

8. Love, Adore, and Worship Creation

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10. Theology and Creation HumanismReligious Naturalism PanentheismTraditional Theism Non-theistic Goodness of human beings Seek solely rational ways of solving human problems Not open to sources of grace beyond self Religious Humanism Pantheism Process naturalism Transcendental- ism Process Theism God is supernatural God is omnipotent, omniscient, interventionist Primary Source: Religious Naturalism Today by Jerome Stone