Re: Christ & Metaphysics

Stephen Froehlich (froehlik@physics.utexas.edu)
Tue, 12 Mar 1996 15:16:42 -0600 (CST)

On Tue, 12 Mar 1996, Jeff Webster wrote:

> In short, I would prefer classical theism, more compatible with
> Aristotle, than process theism, based on the metaphysics of Whitehead.
> Neither of them have exhausted the truth, and, as always, Scripture has
> veto power. Nevertheless, one seems closer to the God of Scripture than
> the other. Therefore, some measure of metaphysical commitment is both
> inevitable and necessary.

I agree. This is why there are distinctions between doctorine
and theology. In one sense catholic means one doctorine, many
theologies. I'm not saying that certain world views aren't execluded
for a Christian, I'm saying that Christianity contains and embraces more
than one.

Stephen