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This 5 page paper gives a summary and critical overview of Philip Clayton's book: God and Contemporary Science. The basic ideas of Panentheism are discussed in relation to traditional religion. Based on Clayton's book, extrapolations are made to suggest the future for organized religion. Bibliograph lists 3 sources.
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mind about where a divine influence fits into the picture. Less than a century ago it would have been considered a joke to think that a man would be able
to walk on the moon, that food could be cooked using high frequency waves, and that computers would be in every household. Nonetheless, it occurred. Modern philosophers tend to challenge
the framework of those things considered superstitious, magical, and/or examine those theories that have long been accepted, but never proven for sure. One such philosopher, epistemologist, and modern metaphysics is
Philip Clayton. In Claytons award winning book, God and Contemporary Science (Edinburgh Studies in Constructive Theology), he discusses the conflict that exists between the theory of God and the actualization
of God. In other words, what is one mans concept of divine love and influence is not the same for another man. Indeed, this perception varies from culture to culture,
so it would stand to reason that the perception would also vary somewhat. Initially, Clayton outlines the basic tenants of creation from the Christian point of view and then compares
it to cosmological studies that relate to the same theology. What can be concluded, according to Clayton, is that in the same way that a persons mind can affect the
body, so, too, can the thought of God(or what he/she expects of a person) possibly influence the world, or motivate a culture into acting a certain way or expecting certain
things of its members. Certain philosophers of the panentheistic bent are mentioned as regards their ideas on nature as sublime and influencing everything. Pantheism, Clayton would seem to agree, relates
to Christian concepts on loosely in that traditional religion describes God as a deity that is beyond ones total understanding and eternal. Moltmann, McFague, and Jantzen, three of the
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