It’s A Process Theology Christmas - The Soul Felt Its Worth - 157

It’s a Process Theology Christmas, because that’s our thing now.  In this conversation Bonnie leads the team in a super-sized discussion on all things Christmas.  Through a process theology lens of course.

It begins with a discussion around an old Christmas classic, O Holy Night.  Specifically the line, “and the soul felt its worth.” Where does our worth come from?  God? Experience? Process theology may surprise you with its view on the value of life.  It certainly did for one of our co-hosts.

And from the big questions of existence itself, the conversation moves into the very basis of human existence: childbirth.  The hosts challenge the lack of emphasis on Mary in the Christmas narrative. Not just as a figure, but as an essential element to the theological idea of “incarnation”.  Is process theology ruining our Christmas traditions and orthodoxy or is it actually expanding it?

And what conversation on Christmas is complete without a solid critique of the capitalistic forces that make us think less of the glorious gift of cookies?  Process theology has plenty to say about how extreme excess can distort our connections with one another and the earth.

Finally, this Christmas episode closes out with a new segment called, I Will You.  Each host shares what they would leave each other in their wills in case of their tragic demise.  Some gifts are heartfelt, and others are drenched in cold-hearted sarcasm. Listen to find out who gives with the spirit of St. Nick and who is the grinch that steals sincerity.

Conversation on a Process Theology Christmas (00:01:30)

‘I Will You’ Segment (01:03:07)

RELEVANT LINKS

From Our Conversation on a Process Theology Christmas

O Holy Night  Krampus How happiness is challenging GDP as the measure of a country’s health Is the World Getting Better or Worse? – A Feisty Discussion on the Myth of Progress – 044

From Our Segment, ‘I Will You’

Women in Church Leadership – Home Is Where The Pulpit Is – 156 (The “show ass” reference is from the closing moments of our conversation in this episode) Good Eats

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