The Church can find new life in our age by refitting the gospel to a world in evolution and supporting open-systems theology, by which revelation is seen as process, relatedness, and patterns of organization. I propose that open-systems theology begin with the book of nature, that is, insights from modern science, as well as culture, economics, music, shopping malls, and Wall Street; a theology that begins with learning and experience rather than teaching; with creativity and imagination rather than a fixed set of principles; a theology where people continually expand their capacity to create
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