John Boswell Cobb, Jr. (Kobe,9 de fevereiro de1925 –26 de dezembro de2024) foi umteólogoestadunidense daIgreja Metodista, o qual desempenhou papel crucial no desenvolvimento dateologia do processo. Ele integrou ametafísica deAlfred North Whitehead nocristianismo, e aplicou a resultante em questões dejustiça social eecológica. Cobb morreu no dia 26 de dezembro de 2024, aos 99 anos.[1]
Cobb foi cofundador[2] e foi o atual codiretor do Centro de Estudos de Processo de la Escola de Teologia de Claremont, Califórnia.[3] Junto com o clérigo episcopal George Regas, organizou em 1996 a Unidade dos Cristãos Progressistas.[4] Em 2014, Cobb foi eleito para aAcademia de Artes e Ciências dos Estados Unidos.[5]
Um tema unificador do trabalho de Cobb foi sua ênfase na interdependência ecológica, na ideia de que cada parte doecossistema depende de todas as outras partes.[6] Ele argumentou que a tarefa mais urgente da humanidade é preservar o mundo do que vive e depende, uma tese que Alfred North Whitehead descreve como "lealdade ao mundo".[7]
- Varieties of Protestantism,1960
- Living options in Protestant Theology,1962
- A Christian Natural Theology: Based on the Thought of Alfred North Whitehead. Westminster Press, 1965,edição online
- The Structure of Christian Existence, 1967, University Press of America (reimpressão em 1990)edição online
- God and the World. Westminster Press, 1969,edição online
- Is It Too Late? A Theology of Ecology,1971 (edição revista em1995)
- Living Options in Protestant Theology. Westminster Press, 1972,edição online
- Liberal Christianity at the Crossroads,1973,edição online
- Christ in a Pluralistic Age. Westminster Press, 1975,edição online
- Process Theology: An Introductory Exposition, comDavid Ray Griffin, Philadelphia: Westminster Press,1976,ISBN 0-664-24743-1
- Theology and Pastoral Care, com David Ray Griffin,1977
- Mind in Nature: the Interface of Science and Philosophy, editado com David Ray Griffin, University Press of America, 1977,edição online
- The Liberation of Life: from the Cell to the Community, com Charles Birch,1981
- Process Theology as Political Theology. Westminster Press, 1982,edição online
- Beyond Dialogue: Toward a Mutual Transformation of Christianity and Buddhism,1982
- Existence and Actuality: Conversations with Charles Hartshorne, editado com Franklin I. Gamwell. University of Chicago Press, 1984,edição online
- Talking About God: Doing Theology in the Context of Modern Pluralism, com David Tracy, Seabury Press, 1983,edição online
- Praying for Jennifer. The Upper Room, 1985,edição online
- Christian Identity and Theological Education, com Joseph Hough,1985
- Biblical Preaching on the Death of Jesus, com Beardslee, Lull, Pregeant, Weeden e Woodbridge,1989
- For the Common Good: Redirecting the Economy Toward Community, Environment, and a Sustainable Future, comHerman Daly,1989 (edição revisada em1994)
- Doubting Thomas: Christology in Story Form. Crossroad Publishing, 1990.ISBN 0-8245-1033-X,edição online
- Death or Dialogue, com Leonard Swidler, Paul Knitter e Monika Helwig,1990
- Matters of Life and Death,1991
- Can Christ Become Good News Again?,1991
- Sustainability: Economics, Ecology, and Justice. Orbis Books, 1992,edição online
- Becoming a Thinking Christian,1993
- Lay Theology. Chalice Press, 1994,ISBN 0-8272-2122-3
- Sustaining the Common Good: A Christian Perspective on the Global Economy. Pilgrim Press, 1995.ISBN 0-8298-1010-2
- Grace and Responsibility,1995
- Reclaiming the Church. Westminster John Knox Press, 1997.ISBN 0-664-25720-8
- Fidelity With Plausibility: Modest Christologies in the Twentieth Century. State University of New York Press, 1998.ISBN 0-7914-3596-2
- The Earthist Challenge to Economism: A Theological Critique of the World Bank. Palgrave Macmillan, 1999.ISBN 0-312-21838-9
- Transforming Christianity and the World: A Way Beyond Absolutism and Relativism. Orbis Books, 1999.ISBN 1-57075-271-0
- Postmodernism and Public Policy: Reframing Religion, Culture, Education, Sexuality, Class, Race, Politics, and the Economy. State University of New York Press, 2001.ISBN 0-7914-5166-6
- Christian Faith and Religious Diversity: Mobilization for the Human Family. Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2002.ISBN 0-8006-3483-7
- The Process Perspective: Frequently Asked Questions About Process Theology. Chalice Press, 2003.ISBN 0-8272-2999-2
- The Emptying God: A Buddhist-Jewish-Christian Conversation. Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2005.ISBN 1-59752-421-2
- 9/11 & American Empire: Christians, Jews, and Muslims Speak Out, co-editor comKevin Barrett e Sandra Lubarsky. Olive Branch Press, 2006.ISBN 1-566566-606
- Resistance: The New Role of Progressive Christians, editor. Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster John Knox Press, 2008.ISBN 978-0-664-23287-0
- Spiritual Bankruptcy: A Prophetic Call to Action. Nashville TN: Abingdon Press, 2010.ISBN 978-1-4267-0295-2
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