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'''Henry Nelson Wieman''' (1884-1975) is a famous classical [[liberal Christianity|liberal Christian]] theologian and a Unitarian.  As a theologian his major achievement is finding an academically satisfying intellecual bridge between faith and knowledge, religion and science, knowledge and ethics, and nature and history. His bridge is religiously [[God|Theistic]] rather than secularly humanistic in nature.  This is something that had always eluded other theologians such as those in the [[neo-orthodoxy]] movement.  Other theologians have since constructed similar bridges, these later bridges are often thought to be somewhat more sound.  These theologians include [[Bernard Meland]], [[John Cobb]], and [[David Ray Griffin]].<ref> ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=VpafCAIMCowC Faith and Knowledge]'',  [[Douglas M. Sloan|Douglas Sloan]], , Westminster John Knox Press, 1994, ISBN 0664228666, ISBN 9780664228668,

'''Henry Nelson Wieman''' (1884-1975) is a famous classical [[liberal Christianity|liberal Christian]] theologian and a Unitarian.  As a theologian his major achievement is finding an academically satisfying intellecual bridge between faith and knowledge, religion and science, knowledge and ethics, and nature and history. His bridge is religiously [[God|Theistic]] rather than secularly humanistic in nature.  This is something that had always eluded other theologians such as those in the [[neo-orthodoxy]] movement.  Other theologians have since constructed similar bridges, these later bridges are often thought to be somewhat more sound.  These theologians include [[Bernard Meland]], [[John Cobb]], and [[David Ray Griffin]].<ref>''[http://books.google.com/books?id=VpafCAIMCowC Faith and Knowledge]'',  [[Douglas M. Sloan|Douglas Sloan]], , Westminster John Knox Press, 1994, ISBN 0664228666, ISBN 9780664228668,

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272 pages, pp. 136-139</ref>

Unlike many 20th century Unitarians who were or became agnostics or atheists, Wieman always maintained and affirmed the existence of [[God]] and His [[transcendence]].  His work is considered to be part of the foundation of [[process theology]], which constructed around the philosophy of [[Alfred North Whitehead]]. His book ''Religious Experience and Scientific Method'' (Macmillan, 1926) was republished in 1971 and is a classic in its field.<ref> [http://www.harvardsquarelibrary.org/unitarians/wieman.html Harvardsquare Library] </ref>  

Unlike many 20th century Unitarians who were or became agnostics or atheists, Wieman always maintained and affirmed the existence of [[God]] and His [[transcendence]].  His work is considered to be part of the foundation of [[process theology]], which constructed around the philosophy of [[Alfred North Whitehead]]. His book ''Religious Experience and Scientific Method'' (Macmillan, 1926) was republished in 1971 and is a classic in its field.<ref>[http://www.harvardsquarelibrary.org/unitarians/wieman.html Harvardsquare Library]</ref>  

===Is John Dewey a theist?===

==Is John Dewey a theist?==

Wieman famously interpreted [[John Dewey]]'s thesis of ''A Common Faith'' (1934) as one of [[process theology]].  This led to a ''[[Christian Century]]'' article "Is John Dewey a theist?", which [[John Dewey]] responded to and Wieman eventually took back his original interpretation.  Another liberal theologian [[Charles Hartshorne]] has stated that Wieman was correct and that Dewey had in fact expressed a theist argument in ''A Common Faith''.<ref> [http://books.google.com/books?id=LOc6q5lmEj8C&pg=PA524&lpg=PA524&dq=%22Henry+Neslon+Weiman&source=bl&ots=UMGKlGexQt&sig=XUCc4kmyGSjdI8tkKT1Zx03vqtk&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=3&ct=result#PPA525,M1 ''John Dewey: Religious Faith and Democratic Humanism''], Steven C. Rockefeller, Columbia University Press, 1991, ISBN 0231073488, ISBN 9780231073486, pp. 524-525 </ref>

Wieman famously interpreted [[John Dewey]]'s thesis of ''A Common Faith'' (1934) as one of [[process theology]].  This led to a ''[[Christian Century]]'' article "Is John Dewey a theist?", which [[John Dewey]] responded to and Wieman eventually took back his original interpretation.  Another liberal theologian [[Charles Hartshorne]] has stated that Wieman was correct and that Dewey had in fact expressed a theist argument in ''A Common Faith''.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=LOc6q5lmEj8C&pg=PA524&lpg=PA524&dq=%22Henry+Neslon+Weiman&source=bl&ots=UMGKlGexQt&sig=XUCc4kmyGSjdI8tkKT1Zx03vqtk&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=3&ct=result#PPA525,M1 ''John Dewey: Religious Faith and Democratic Humanism''], Steven C. Rockefeller, Columbia University Press, 1991, ISBN 0231073488, ISBN 9780231073486, pp. 524-525</ref>

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