John B. Cobb

John B. Cobb, Jr. (9 de febrero de 1925) es un teólogo metodista estadounidense que ha desempeñado un papel importante en el desarrollo de la teología del proceso de Charles Hartshorne, integrando la filosofía de Alfred North Whitehead, el cristianismo y la lucha por la justicia social y ecológica.

Trayectoria 
Cobb fue cofundador y es el actual codirector del Centro de Estudios del Proceso, de la Escuela de Teología de Claremont, California. Junto con el clérigo episcopal George Regas, organizó en 1996 la Unidad de los Cristianos Progresistas. En 2014, Cobb fue elegido para la Academia Estadounidense de las Artes y las Ciencias.

Un tema unificador de la obra de Cobb es su énfasis en la interdependencia ecológica, en la idea de que cada parte del ecosistema depende de todas las demás partes. Ha sostenido que la tarea más urgente de la humanidad es preservar el mundo en el cual vive y del cual depende, una tesis que Alfred North Whitehead describe como "lealtad al mundo".

Obra 
Varieties of Protestantism, 1960
Living options in Protestant Theology, 1962
A Christian Natural Theology: Based on the Thought of Alfred North Whitehead. Westminster Press, 1965, edição online
The Structure of Christian Existence, 1967, University Press of America (reimpressão em 1990) edição online
God and the World. Westminster Press, 1969, edição online
Is It Too Late? A Theology of Ecology, 1971 (edição revista em 1995)
 Living Options in Protestant Theology. Westminster Press, 1972, edição online
Liberal Christianity at the Crossroads, 1973, edição online
Christ in a Pluralistic Age. Westminster Press, 1975, edição online
Process Theology: An Introductory Exposition, com David Ray Griffin, Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1976, ISBN 0-664-24743-1
Theology and Pastoral Care, com David Ray Griffin, 1977
 Mind in Nature: the Interface of Science and Philosophy, editado com David Ray Griffin, University Press of America, 1977, edição online
The Liberation of Life: from the Cell to the Community, com Charles Birch, 1981
Process Theology as Political Theology. Westminster Press, 1982, edição online
Beyond Dialogue: Toward a Mutual Transformation of Christianity and Buddhism, 1982
 Existence and Actuality: Conversations with Charles Hartshorne, editado com Franklin I. Gamwell. University of Chicago Press, 1984, edição online
Talking About God: Doing Theology in the Context of Modern Pluralism, com David Tracy, Seabury Press, 1983, edição online
Praying for Jennifer. The Upper Room, 1985, edição online
Christian Identity and Theological Education, com Joseph Hough, 1985
Biblical Preaching on the Death of Jesus, com Beardslee, Lull, Pregeant, Weeden e Woodbridge, 1989
For the Common Good: Redirecting the Economy Toward Community, Environment, and a Sustainable Future, com Herman Daly, 1989 (edição revisada em 1994)
Doubting Thomas: Christology in Story Form. Crossroad Publishing, 1990. ISBN 0-8245-1033-X, edição online
Death or Dialogue, com Leonard Swidler, Paul Knitter e Monika Helwig, 1990
Matters of Life and Death, 1991
Can Christ Become Good News Again?, 1991
Sustainability: Economics, Ecology, and Justice. Orbis Books, 1992, edição online
Becoming a Thinking Christian, 1993
Lay Theology. Chalice Press, 1994, ISBN 0-8272-2122-3
Sustaining the Common Good: A Christian Perspective on the Global Economy. Pilgrim Press, 1995. ISBN 0-8298-1010-2 
Grace and Responsibility, 1995
Reclaiming the Church. Westminster John Knox Press, 1997. ISBN 0-664-25720-8
Fidelity With Plausibility: Modest Christologies in the Twentieth Century. State University of New York Press, 1998. ISBN 0-7914-3596-2
The Earthist Challenge to Economism: A Theological Critique of the World Bank. Palgrave Macmillan, 1999. ISBN 0-312-21838-9
Transforming Christianity and the World: A Way Beyond Absolutism and Relativism. Orbis Books, 1999. ISBN 1-57075-271-0
Postmodernism and Public Policy: Reframing Religion, Culture, Education, Sexuality, Class, Race, Politics, and the Economy. State University of New York Press, 2001. ISBN 0-7914-5166-6
Christian Faith and Religious Diversity: Mobilization for the Human Family. Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2002. ISBN 0-8006-3483-7
The Process Perspective: Frequently Asked Questions About Process Theology. Chalice Press, 2003. ISBN 0-8272-2999-2
The Emptying God: A Buddhist-Jewish-Christian Conversation. Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2005. ISBN 1-59752-421-2
9/11 & American Empire: Christians, Jews, and Muslims Speak Out, co-editor com Kevin Barrett e Sandra Lubarsky. Olive Branch Press, 2006. ISBN 1-566566-606
Resistance: The New Role of Progressive Christians, editor. Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster John Knox Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-664-23287-0
Spiritual Bankruptcy: A Prophetic Call to Action. Nashville TN: Abingdon Press, 2010. ISBN 978-1-4267-0295-2

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Teólogos de Estados Unidos
Teólogos protestantes
Nacidos en Kōbe
Metodistas de Estados Unidos