Posts by Andrew Schwartz
Is the Mitzvah of Memory Possible in Whitehead’s Process Model?
By Dr. Arlette Poland Judaism is nothing if it is not its history. That is what I teach my students. One of the first things they hear and likely one…
Read MoreSnow Prints and Free Determinism
by Charles Bowie It’s early January and the snow is here. School is cancelled and I’m just here with my dog watching the snow fall. Ahhhh, but I know my…
Read MoreMidsomer Murders: Metaphors for the Puzzlement of Why Life is Such a Mystery
by Ann Pederson “Mystery is not a matter of ignorance, not a matter of not knowing enough. Mystery is a matter of richness and texture.” Philip Hefner, Our Bodies Are…
Read MoreThe Spirituality of Bernie Sanders
by Austin Roberts In an interview with the Washington Post this week, Bernie Sanders opened up about the spirituality that informs his politics. His comments, although brief, were provocative enough…
Read MoreBoa
by Charles Bowie Youth is a fascinating time. It is a time of firsts. We encounter several objects without too much mental baggage. Those encounters get stored in memory and…
Read MoreFeeling all the Feelings
by Carolyn Roncolato This week I started a new job after being the primary care giver for our son for the past year. This was also Ben’s first week of…
Read MoreThe Power of the Subjective Form: Feelings as Perceptive Devices for Care and Connection
by Dr. Arlette Poland Whitehead teaches us that perception involves several layers of activity. Neuroscience has recently proven his concepts to be accurate. The most simple of examples is our eyesight.…
Read MoreTranscendent Justice or Human Judgment: Where Do The Norms of Justice Come From?
by Brianne Donaldson This essay is one of a 6-part series titled “What is Justice?”:First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth In the previous installment, I speculated on what is weighed in the two…
Read MoreProcess Theology or Process Yoga? Part 3b of 3
by Darren Iammarino, Point 4: (How Do We Practice Process Yoga?) If there are multiple religious ultimates—so more than just God—then there are multiple pathways of salvation or perhaps, one must…
Read MoreWaiting
by Kirsten Mebust All who heard (Zechariah and Elizabeth) pondered them and said, ‘What then will this child become?’ Luke 1:66 This Advent I am waiting for the Baby. Specifically the…
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