BOARD:

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John B. Cobb, Jr.
Founding President

John B. Cobb. Jr. is an American theologian, philosopher, and environmentalist known for his work across multiple disciplines and sectors of society.

Author of more than 50 books, his work For the Common Good: Redirecting the Economy Toward Community, Environment, and a Sustainable Future, co-authored with Herman Daly, won the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. In 2014, Cobb was elected to the prestigious Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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Philip Clayton
President

Philip Clayton, Ingraham Professor at Claremont School of Theology, has taught and written for several decades on relations between science, religion, and ethics.

The author or editor of some two dozen books, including Organic Marxism: An Alternative to Capitalism and Ecological Catastrophe, he now researches on societal changes that are necessary for establishing sustainable forms of civilization on this planet. 

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David Ray Griffin
Vice President

David Ray Griffin, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy of Religion and Theology at the Claremont School of Theology.

His has published more than 34 books, primarily in theology, philosophy, and philosophy of religion, with special emphases on the problem of evil and the relation between science and religion, and is also editor of the SUNY series in Constructive Postmodern Thought.

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Karen Torjesen
Vice President

Karen Jo Torjesen holds the Margo L. Goldsmith Chair of Women’s Studies in Religion at Claremont Graduate University

where she founded an MA and PhD program in Women’s Studies in Religion in 1990 and collaborated with Jean Schroedel in Political Science in starting an MA in Applied Women’s Studies in 1995. Professor Torjesen’s research interests include constructions of gender and sexuality in early Christianity, authority and institutionalization in the early churches, hermeneutics and rhetoric in late antiquity, and comparative study of Greek and Latin patristic traditions.

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Tom Tseng
Secretary

Pastor, First United Methodist Church of Alhambra.

Education：Master of Divinity from Harvest Bible University, L.A.

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Bruce Hanson
Board Member

an Emeritus Professor of Business at Concordia University ,

He is a Lecturer in the PhD program in Organization Development at Assumption University in Thailand. Over the past 15 years, he has taught in the MBA programs of Wuhan University and Shanghai University. His interest in China began at an early age as his parents met in China, where his mother was a nurse in Kunming and his father was a headmaster in Hong Kong. While his PhD is in Organization Behavior, he holds a Masters Degree in City Planning and worked as a housing and neighborhood planner in St Paul Minnesota.  He lives in Ojai California where he practices sustainability at his home and the Ojai Valley. 

Sandra Lubarsky
Board Member

Sandra Lubarsky, Ph.D. has spent most of her years as a university professor and administrator bringing sustainability into the curriculum and into campus activities.

She founded one of the first graduate programs in sustainability, the M.A. in Sustainable Communities, at Northern Arizona University and chaired the Department of Sustainable Development at Appalachian State University. She has been an innovator in higher education, integrating theory with hands-on education, making the community the classroom, creating transdisciplinary courses, and introducing beauty as a subject of importance. She has written several books and dozens of essays on inter-religious dialogue, higher education, sustainability, and aesthetics. Sandra serves as President of Flagstaff College.

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Danjin Zhu
Board Member

ACQUISITIONS MANAGER, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE – LANE MEDICAL LIBRARY

From Peking University, and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, to Stanford University, the places she lived, studied, and worked has provided her with opportunities to witness abundant contrasting life expressions. And, at the same time, they have also nurtured her appreciation for the interconnectedness of all existence. Besides her full-time work in the library, she has also been taking time to explore the art of tea, and have volunteered at Zen monastery kitchen, educational farm, and with ServiceSpace where the upcoming pod happens to be a “21-Day Climate Action Challenge” (https://pod.servicespace.org/apply/climate) starting on Earth Day. Many have helped shaping her life path, with Nan Huai-Chin/南懷瑾 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nan_Huai-Chin), Krishnamurti, and Zen Buddhism being the major influences.Even though she has not studied Process philosophy, she resonate with every little bit of writings that she has come across thus far from Whitehead, Dr. Cobb, and Dr. Wang. She is open to learning more..

Other members:

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Zhihe Wang, CEO

Zhihe Wang, Ph.D., a former member of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, received his Master’s Degree in Western Philosophy from Peking University, China, his Ph.D. in Philosophy of Religion from Claremont Graduate University, USA, and is a leading figure in constructive postmodern movement in China. He has published numerous books and articles. His recent books include Process and Pluralism: Chinese Thought on the Harmony of Diversity, and Second Enlightenment (with Meijun Fan). He also helped establish more than 20 research institutes on process thought and constructive postmodern studies in China. He is the director of the CPS China Project where his major responsibility is to charge the communication between the Western Process community and the Chinese community by organizing international conferences, arranging lectures, translating process books, and Chinese visiting scholar program.

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Meijun Fan, Program Director

Meijun Fan, Ph.D., former Vice-Chair and Professor of the Philosophy Department at Beijing Normal University, China. She completed doctoral studies at Beijing Normal University, specializing in Chinese traditional aesthetics and aesthetical education. She is the author of six books, and a co-author of six books. Her book, Contemporary Interpretation of Chinese Traditional Aesthetic, was granted the “Excellence Award in Philosophy and Social Science” in China in 1998. As Co-Director of the China Project, Meijun is primarily responsible for Cultural Communication, a newspaper of the China Project. She is also responsible for the Chinese visiting scholar program and works on publicity and web development.

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Youth Dialogue Project:

Xinling Song (Vivian), Director of the Youth Dialogue Project

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Summer Academy:

Jay McDaniel, Co-Director of Summer Academy

Zhihe Wang, Ph.D., a former member of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, received his Master’s Degree in Western Philosophy from Peking University, China, his Ph.D. in Philosophy of Jay McDaniel is Willis Holmes Professor of Religious Studies at Hendrix College in Arkansas, and founder of the website Jesus, Jazz, and Buddhism: Process Thinking for a More Hospitable World. Active in the development of process thought in China, he is a consultant to the China Project of the Center for Process Studies in Claremont, California and a member of the advisory board of the Institute for Postmodern Development of China. His books include With Roots and Wings: Christianity in an Age of Ecology and Dialogue; Living from the Center: Spirituality in an Age of Consumerism; and Gandhi’s Hope: Learning from Other Religions as a Path to Peace. His primary areas of interest include process philosophy, holistic community, inter-religious dialogue, ecological spirituality, and music.

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Bob Mesle, Co-Director of Summer Academy

C. Robert (“Bob”) Mesle is a process philosopher and theologian and is currently a professor of philosophy and religion at Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa. After earning a B.A. in religion at Graceland University (1972), and an M.A. in Christian theology at the University of Chicago Divinity School (1975), Mesle received a Ph.D. in philosophy and religion from Northwestern University (1980).

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Paul Bube, Co-Director of Summer Academy

Dr. Paul Bube joined the Lyon faculty in 2001 after serving as professor of religion and philosophy and chair of the Division of Humanities and Fine Arts at Kansas Wesleyan University. Dr. Bube was honored in 1999 with the Kansas Wesleyan University Exemplary Teaching Award. Dr. Bube is the former president of Habitat for Humanity of Independence County and a former board member of Batesville Help and Hope. He’s currently vice president of the Faculty Assembly and faculty sponsor for the Wesley Fellowship. In 2009, Dr. Bube received Lyon’s Lamar Williamson Prize for Excellence in Teaching.

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Zachary Fetah, Executive Assistant to the Director

Zachary Fetah received a BA in Philosophy with a Minor in Economics from the College of New Jersey (2020) and became executive assistant in November of 2020. His interests include China’s political economy, constructive postmodernism and ecological civilization.