Abstract

This article questions the validity of the recent suggestion made by donald sherburne that the 'naturalization' of whiteheadian philosophy through the deletion of the concept of God leads to the reduction of whitehead's theory of religion to an ethical theory. Against this thesis, The author of this article attempts to establish the validity of two propositions: (1) that the discussion of religion from whiteheadian perspective can proceed productively without explicit reference to the doctrine of God and (2) religion and morality are autonomous cultural interests neither of which depends for its content or presuppositions upon the other. From the arguments supporting the two above-Stated propositions the author concludes that the deletion of the concept of 'god' from whiteheadian philosophy cannot in any valid manner lead to the interpretation of whitehead's theory of religion in terms of ethical concepts. (edited)