Something that matters

David R. Mason presents Christian doctrine through process theology, a framework that understands God and the world as dynamic, changing, and mutually connected. The approach can seem intricate at first, but this book is written for lay readers who want to deepen their faith alongside scientific understanding and who want to answer the challenges raised by the new atheism.

The author's central claim is that every person is "something that matters." Human choices make a real difference in the world and therefore in the life of God. Mason covers core topics of Christian belief, including religion, God, Christ, the Trinity, prayer, ethical living, what it means to be human, and eschatology, or the question of humanity's ultimate destiny.

A chapter traces the origins and main ideas of process philosophy, which underlies the theology developed here. Drawing on the natural sciences and the Bible, the book reexamines Christian belief so that its message speaks to contemporary life.