The Basic Idea Behind Process Theology

      At the very foundation of process theology is the idea that everything is in constant change and that the supernatural does not occur in created order.  Nothing in the universe is the same from one second to the next.  All life is bound by change.  This idea of constant change leads to the process theology idea that God must be changing.  Process theology lends to God as a character who evolves with history.  Therefore, God is bound to a relationship with creation. 
      Since God needs relationship to be who he is, or more so who he is becoming, creation is therefore eternal.  It is not that God created the universe out of nothing, but that he was always involved in a relationship with creation because creation and evolution define him. 
      In process theology, God is not fully sovereign nor all knowing, because man has ultimate free will.  Process theologians believe in the ultimate power of free will, which leads to the idea that God does not really know what is going to happen, but merely leaves control to humanity.  Also, God is not in control of the future anymore.  In this God is bound to time, human choice, and the natural universe.
      Process theology thus limits God and the biblical understanding of God.  A central presupposition to process theology is the philosophy of naturalism.  Instead of a God who is in control, who created in vast foreknowledge, process theology promotes a God who has good intentions for creation, but merely leaves control to his creation.  By process theology, how God's creation changes affects and changes God himself.
     


Here are some interesting videos from the perspective of a person who adheres to Process Theology: