Concerning Creativity

John H. Berthrong is Associate Dean for Academic and Administrative Affairs and is Director, Institute for Dialogue Among Religious Traditions, Boston University School of Theology. He is the author of All Under Heaven: Transforming Paradigms in Confucian-Christian Dialogue, also published by SUNY Press.

"This is an important work. Rarely does one encounter the sophistication exemplified by this author to be able to handle philosophical and theological issues in both Eastern and Western paradigmatic modes. While the book is introduced with emphasis upon Whitehead, Neville, and Chu Hsi, the author moves the work far beyond these three figures by taking his analysis to a point of synthesis. It leaves the reader with a sense of engagement and on-going process that welcomes the next stage of development in the beginning of cross-cultural dialogue." — Rodney L. Taylor, University of Colorado at Boulder"This book addresses issues that are of great importance to both process thinkers and Neo-Confucian scholars. I found myself marveling at several points in how well the author brings out neglected or overlooked features of Neo-Confucianism. This work also helped me to better understand Neville's writings on Confucianism." — Philip J. Ivanhoe, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

• Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations Used in the Text 1. The Problem of Creativity, God, and the World 2. The Development of God 3. Neville's Challenge 4. Introducing the Neo-Confucians 5. A Neo-Confucian Interlude: Chu Hsi on Creativity 6. The World Reunited 7. The Unity of Divine Things Appendix: The Structure of Archic Analysis Bibliography Index