Divine Lexicon

Term

Process Theology

A theology emphasizing event, becoming, and relatedness over substance and being, holding that change is the only absolute and that God is constantly changing.

Filed underHistorical TheologyTheology ProperSystematic Theology

Definition

Any theology which emphasizes event, becoming, and relatedness as basic categories for its understanding rather than those of substance and being. In process theology the only absolute that exists in the world is change, therefore God too is constantly changing.

Sources

  1. 1.Alan Richardson and John Bowden The Westminster Dictionary of Christian Theology. (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1983). 467Original citation: Richardson, Alan, and John Bowden. The Westminster Dictionary of Christian Theology. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1983, 467.

Last revised August 14, 2026