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Ignacio Castuera, Interim Director, currently serves at Trinity United Methodist Church in Pomona, CA and also as the first National Chaplain for Planned Parenthood Federation of America. He is a graduate of the School of Theology at Claremont, where he studied and wrote about the problems of violence and the patriarchal worship of a mother goddess in Mexican culture. After completing his education, Ignacio served at churches in Mexico, as well as in Hawaii and California. He is also an advisor to the Latin America Project of the Center for Process Studies. |
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Timothy Murphy, P&F Web Outreach, is a Ph.D. candidate at Claremont Lincoln University in the Process Studies program. He received his Masters of Divinity degree from Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis and did his undergraduate work in Religion and Government at Centre College, KY. His interests are in process theology and philosophy, constructive theology, political thought and action, Christian ethics, and comparative religions. An ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), he has served in student intern and associate minister positions among congregations of the Disciples of Christ and United Church of Christ. |
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Jeanyne B. Slettom, Communications Director, received her PhD from Claremont Graduate University. She is an adjunct professor at the Claremont School of Theology and United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, and also co- pastor of Brea Congregational (UCC) Church in Brea, CA. She is managing editor of Creative Transformation and Process Studies, and editor of The Process Perspective, by John B. Cobb, Jr., and The Process Perspective II (2010), |
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Gene Wallace, Managing Director, is a retired priest of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, having served in pastoral ministry for thirty-five years in small congregations. He is very familiar with the challenges facing today’s Faith communities and believes Process & Faith offers unique support opportunities to spiritual leaders and the congregations they serve. His doctorate in Clinical Psychology further assists him in exploring the many dimensions of human exchange involved in relational living.
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Claremont, CA CENTER FOR PROCESS STUDIES
CPS was founded in 1973 by John B. Cobb, Jr. and David Ray Griffin to encourage exploration of the relevance of process thought to many fields of reflection and action. As a faculty center of the Claremont School of Theology in association with the School of Religion at Claremont Graduate University, CPS seeks to promote a new way of thinking based on the work of philosophers Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947) and Charles Hartshorne (1897-2000) through seminars, conferences, publications, and an extensive library.
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BELGIUM-FRANCE
Process and Faith a officiellement nommé M.Freddy Moreau comme leur porte-voix officiel pour la France et la Belgique.
Freddy Moreau is the official correspondent for Process and Faith in Belgium and France. His activities include the following and can be accessed via his website.
a) distribution of English language resources; i.e. Hard Issues booklets and Creative Transformation; b) translation into English of questions for John B. Cobb Jr.'s FAQ page on the Process & Faith website; c) translation of Dr. Cobb's responses into French; d) assistance to web site visitors, directing them to the appropriate resources.
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CANADA
Located on the Madawaska River near Burnstown Ontario, the Madawaska Institute is dedicated to exploring life-giving spiritualities and learning to live them out in daily life. Based within the Process Theology paradigm, we are committed to the transformation of society, church and self. Contact George Hermanson.
Dr. Hermanson is a United Church of Canada Minister who received his doctorate at Claremont School of Theology in California, BA at UBC and Masters in Ethics and Theology at Chicago Theological Seminary. His doctoral work was a an interdisciplinary theory of the self as agent using Process Theology, Sociology, Psychology and current issues. He has been active in the Center for Process Thought and Process and Faith since 1978. He has developed Jazz liturgies. http://www.georgehermanson.com
Vancouver-Sun newspaper blog
Douglas Todd is an award-winning writer on spirituality, ethics and diversity who regularly contributes to a blog with the Vancouver-Sun newspaper. Although he was raised in a family of staunch atheists, he has gone on to become one of the most decorated spirituality and ethics writers in North America. He has won more than 35 journalistic and educational honours, and been short-listed for 30 more. With his blog, readers are invited to adventure with Todd in exploring the ideas we're told to avoid in polite company: religion, politics, immigration, diversity, sex and ethics.
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ARIZONA
Phoenix Process Group
Dedicated to exploring process theology, this group reads and discusses books along with having personal sharing and social gatherings. Discussions are lively, open and probing. New participants welcome! In addition, a second group of retired Presbyterian ministers has also been meeting and reading process-relational books. Contact: Al Gephart.
IOWA
Brian Brandsmeier and Sara Kay
Sojourning Spirituality Blog on music, poetry, art, liturgy, food, justice and peace. Thoughtful resources include progressive process-mystical songs. More about music here and the blog here.
MINNESOTA
Twin Cities Process & Faith Connection
Process and Faith: Twin Cities Connection is an ecumenical organization of theologians, ministers, and others who are interested in the theoretical and practical implications of process-relational theology for the well-being of all. Our events are free and open to the public, although we ask for a donation to cover food. There latest event will have been a one-day conference introducing people to process theology on June 16, 2012, with a description available here. Contact: Kirsten Mebust.
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