The Philosopher

Joseph A. Bracken

The face

The background

Nationality:
American
Schools:
Process philosophy
Branchs:
Theology, Metaphysics, Trinity, Process philosophy, Process Theology
Period:
20th century philosophy

The synopsis

Joseph A. Bracken, S.J. (March 22, 1930 – April 13, 2024) was an American philosopher and Catholic theologian. Bracken was a proponent of process philosophy and process theology, drawing heavily on the works of Alfred North Whitehead and Charles Hartshorne. A significant portion of his academic endeavors focused on harmonizing revealed religion and Christian trinitarian doctrines with a modified process theology. Bracken also developed a field-theoretic methodology for process metaphysics. He earned his PhD from the University of Freiburg in 1968. Bracken held academic positions at the University of Saint Mary of the Lake (1968–1974) and Marquette University (1974–1982) before becoming Chairman of the Theology Department at Xavier University in 1982, where he was an emeritus Professor of Theology.

The works