An English mathematician and philosopher, Alfred North Whitehead provided the foundation for the school of thought known as process philosophy. With an academic career that spanned from Cambridge to Harvard, Whitehead wrote extensively on mathematics, metaphysis, and philosophy. He died in Massachusetts in 1947.
Preface
Part I. Religion in History: 1. Religion defined
2. The emergence of religion
3. Ritual and emotion
4. Belief
5. Rationalism
6. The ascent of man
7. The final contrast
Part II. Religion and Dogma: 1. The religious consciousness in history
2. The description of religious experience
3. God
4. The quest of God
Part III. Body and Spirit: 1. Religion and metaphysics
2. The contribution of religion to metaphysics
3. A metaphysical description
4. God and the moral order
5. Value and the purpose of God
6. Body and mind
7. The creative process
Part IV. Truth and Criticism: 1. The development of dogma
2. Experience and expression
3. The three traditions
4. The nature of God
5. Conclusion.
