Jesus, Jazz, and Buddhism

Sub-sections in This Section:

1. Big Questions

2. Science

3. Religion

4. Philosophy

5. Whitehead Studies

6. Buddhist-Christian Explorations

7. Bible Stories for the Non-Religious

1. Too Much Conviction: 
    A Problem with Evangelism GO
2. Do Big Questions have Final Answers?
    Melodies without Closure GO 
3. What is the purpose of life? 
    Wisdom, Compassion, Creativity GO
4. Where is God in Tragedy?
    God and the Sendai Earthquake GO 
5. The World is a Reflection of the Heart
    Learning from (Half) a Chinese Saying GO
6. We Will Wonder, Too
    Buried Questions and Pure Minds GO
7. Easter Morning Reflections
    For People of All Faiths 
    and No (Institutionalized) Faith GO 
8. The Fire is Raging.  Are you Afraid?
    Prayer for a Daffodil GO
9. Creation through Loving kindness: 
    A Jewish Appreciation of Process Theism GO 
10. Every Parent Deserves a Nobel Prize
    Twelve Tips for Postmodern Parenting GO 
11. What Difference Does Prayer Make?
     The Value of Prayer for People
    Who are Religious and People Who are Not GO
12. Ecopoetics, Confucius, and Collage GO
13. Becoming Chinese GO 
14. Finding God and Family 
    In a Disaster Preparedness Team GO 
15. Elliot is Brahman
    Each Actuality is a Face of the Ultimate Web GO 
16. The Economics of Happiness 
    versus the Economics of GDP GO 
17. Freedom and the Dao
    (English and Chinese) GO
18. The Analects of Process:
    Reflections on Mencius and Xunzi GO 
19. Responding to the Stock Market Crisis:
     Faith and the Book of Revelation
     (English and Chinese) GO
20. Where are God's Hands?
      The Parable of the Good Samaritan GO
21. What Can Americans Learn from Confucianism?
      A Whiteheadian Appreciation
      of the Confucian Lifestyle GO
22. Trust in Beauty
      Gratefulness, Faith,
      and Celebrating the Temporary GO
23. Small but Included in the Milky Way:
      Think Galactically, Act Locally GO
24. Dear Grandpa, Can We Talk? 
      It's Not America's World Anymore GO  
25. Sadness and Beauty:
    Whitehead's God and Japanese Wisdom GO
26.  Easter:
      A Reflection by John B. Cobb, Jr. GO 
27.  Science and Religion:
       Undergraduate's Journey GO

1. Learning to Love Science:
    A Chinese Student’s Story GO 
2. Creativity East and West:
    Qi (气) as the Essence of the Universe
    (English and Chinese) GO
3. Whitehead and Evolutionary Theory
    Saying "Yes" to Evolution and "Yes" to God GO
4. Whitehead and Relativity  
    Physics, Mathematics, and Metaphysics GO
5. Whitehead and Mind-Brain Relations
    How Psychology and Physiology are ConnectedGO
6. Zero is the Smile of “the Fifth Aunt”, 
    A Chinese Girl Discovers the Beauty of Mathematics
    (English and Chinese) GO 
7. Shining the Light of Science on Love
    A Fresh Possibility for the Future GO
8.  E=mc2: A Love Story
    Reflections on Science, Art, and Religion GO
9.  At Home in the Milky Way:
     Think Galactically, Act Gratefully GO 
10. Biochemistry and Beauty: 
     Shamanism, Theology, and Molecular Biology GO
11.  Science and Religion:
       Undergraduate's Journey GO

1. The Religion of Daily Life GO
2. Creation through Lovingkindness: 
    A Jewish Appreciation of Process Theism GO 
3. God and the Sendai Earthquake GO
4. Jesus beyond Christianity: 
    Seeker of Wisdom and Friend to the Powerless GO
5. The Fire is Raging.  Are you Afraid?
    Prayer for a Daffodil GO
6. Colors are What Feelings Look Like:
    Guidance from Whitehead and 
    Tibetan BuddhismGO
7. Six Tips for Thinking about Religion: 
    Letter to a Chinese Exchange Student GO 
8. Wouldn't It Be Nice if Christians Became
     Taoists? The Emerging Christian Church GO
9. Becoming – East and West
    A Brief Meditation on Buddhism and Judaism GO 
10. Religious Atheism and Process Theology
    A Dialogue GO 
11. Can We Find God in Organized Religion? GO 
12. All is Void and there is No Buddha
     Reflections on Purity of Heart
     (English and Chinese)  GO 
13. The Improvising Christian
      Finding Your Inner Coltrane GO 
14. A More Open Way of Being Religious GO 
15. A Different View of Jesus 
      Jesus in the Lotus Position GO
16. Does God Know the Future in Advance?
      Biblical Support for Open Theism GO
17. Judaism:  A Way of Life, Philosophy, Culture, & Faith
      (English and Chinese) GO
18. Gratitude, Connectedness, and Awe: 
    The Spiritual Side of Sustainability GO
19. Prayer and Planetarity:
    Prayerful Inclusions of the Web of Life GO
20. Merry Christmas, China!
    Finding God in Small Places GO
21. Zen and the Trinity GO

1. A More Open Way of Being Religious GO
2. Why Christians Turn to Buddhism GO
3. Can a Christian Be a Buddhist, Too?
    One Person's Story GO
4. The Listening Side of Love:
    For People Who Talk Too Much
    (English and Chinese)GO
5. Following Christ as Openness to Surprise: 
    A Swiss Pastor Finds Wisdom in Zen and Jazz GO
6. Eight Hard Questions
    A Korean Pastor Has His Doubts GO
7. Can a Christian Believe in No-Self? GO 
8. The Withness of the Body
    Whitehead and Zen Meditation GO 
9. The Bible and Zen Meditation
    How Silence and Empathy 
    can help Ministers Prepare Sermons GO 
10. A Cup of Tea
    A Zen Story and a Whiteheadian Response GO 
11. Is That So?
    A Zen Story and  a Whiteheadian Response GO 
12. Jesus, Jazz, and Buddhism GO
13. Adam and Eve Receive Marriage Counseling:
    A Whiteheadian Parable
    (English and Chinese) GO
14. A Different View of Jesus 
    Jesus in the Lotus Position GO
15. Must a Christian Believe in Hell?
      It Depends on What You Mean GO
16. Holy Infant so Tender and Mild
    In Honor of the Tiny God GO