Description: A comparative theological and philosophical analysis of the concept of spirit in the West and the concept of qi (ch'i) in East Asia in regard to their respective and mutually illuminating potentials for sustaining a pluralistic and democratic metaphysical vision of the cosmos.
Brief description: Hyo-Dong Lee is Assistant Professor of Comparative Theology at Drew University School of Theology.
Review Quotes: This is a very original and substantive contribution to Whiteheadian process theology, comparative theology, Neo-Confucian studies, and Asian theology, remarkable for the sheer number of sources synthesized, the thoroughness with which systematic, ontological questions are raised and analyzed, and the consistency of commitment to postmodern values with which the sources are critiqued and retrieved.-----Anselm K. Min, Claremont Graduate University