@book{2022:bracken_sj:reciprocal, title = {Reciprocal Causality in an Event-Filled World}, year = {2022}, note = {Given the current sense of helplessness in dealing with environmental change and other urgent issues, a new world view is needed that emphasizes the unique contribution that individual citizens can make to the common good as opposed to their individual needs and desires. In a recent encyclical on the environment, Pope Francis set forth reasons from Scripture and Church teaching for this shift in perspective, but he did not provide a philosophically based foundation for this change of heart. To fill that gap, Joseph Bracken examines key writings of process-oriented philosophers like Henri Bergson and Alfred North Whitehead along with systems-oriented thinkers like Ludwig von Bertalanffy and Ervin Laszlo to create a systems-oriented understanding of the God-world relation.}, edition = {1}, publisher = {Lexington}, address = {Lanham}, series = {}, volume = {}, author = {Bracken, S.J., Joseph A.} }