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Michel Weber. John Boswell Cobb Jr. (born February 9, 1925) is an American theologian, philosopher, and environmentalist. He is often regarded as the preeminent scholar in the field of process philosophy and process theology, the school of thought associated with the philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead. [4]
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Dr. John B. Cobb Jr. is an American theologian, philosopher, and environmentalist born on February 9, 1925. He is one of the pioneers of process theology and has made significant contributions to ecological ethics, interfaith dialogue, and the intersection of religion and science.
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JeeHo Kim, 1999. Life. John Cobb, Jr. was born February 9, 1925, as the youngest of three children whose parents were Japanese missionaries during the period from 1919 to 1965. He had lived in Japan, mainly in Hiroshima and Kobe since his birth until 1940 when his parents left Japan.
John B. Cobb Jr. is the leading figure in process theology and one of the most original and daring thinkers in contemporary theology. He is professor emeritus of theology at Clairemont...
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- Is It Too Late?: A Theology of Ecology
John B. Cobb, Jr., is undoubtedly the most systematic and prominent of all American thinkers who have found in Whitehead’s thought a profound resource for rethinking Christian theology. His eminent career of teaching, lecturing, and writing has spanned more than fifty years and influenced the lives of hundreds of seminarians, graduate ...
In 1940, he moved to Georgia to go to high school. After graduation he attended a junior college, Emory College (now Oxford College of Emory University) at Oxford, Georgia. He was deeply devout and held strong moral convictions, fighting racism and prejudice among his peers.
Dr. John B. Cobb, Jr. was born of Southern Methodist missionary parents in Japan in 1925. Most of his childhood was lived in Hiroshima and the Kobe area. Furloughs were spent in his mother's parents' home in Newnan, Georgia. Because of the approach of war, he returned to Newnan.
