Consists in part of papers developed at the Sixth International Whitehead Conference, held in the summer of 2006 at the Universitt̃ Salzburg, Austria.

"This volume makes a substantial contribution to the field of religious studies. It includes dialogical exchanges between leading philosophers of religion and philosophical theologians who debate central questions concerning the nature of God, traditional theism, metaphysics, and the grammar of 'the world'"--P. 4 of cover.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

1. Like tears in rain : a process challenge / James A. Keller -- 2. "God remembers" or "Like tears in rain?" / D.Z. Phillips -- 3. Tears of God : in the rain with D.Z. Phillips and J. Keller, waiting for Wittgenstein and Whitehead / Roland Faber -- 4. Charles Hartshorne's critique of Christian classical theism : separating the chaff from the wheat / Jay W. Richards -- 5. How firm a possible foundation? : modality and Hartshorne's dipolar theism / Donald W. Viney -- 6. Beyond the impasse? : classical and neoclassical theism in Richards and Viney -- 7. Whitehead, Russel, and Wittgenstein on the "the world" / Patrick N. Horn -- 8. In defense of the world : a reply to Patrick Horn / Charles Taliaferro -- 9. History, logic, and meaning : a cautionary tale and a speculative venture / Vincent Colapietro -- 10. Is there such a thing as good metaphysics? / Randy Ramal -- 11. Good metaphysics : Whitehead, Wittgenstein, and Ramal -- 12. The grammar of good philosophy : Ramal and Simons on Whitehead and Wittgenstein / George R. Lucas.