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15 Reasons Open Theism is TRUE (a reply to Andrew Wilson)
Category: Guest Contributor
Tags: Open Theism
Topics: Defending the Open View, Responding to Objections
Article by Dan Kent Recently, Andrew Wilson shared an impressive critique of open theism called: “Responding To Open Theism In Fourteen Words.” Andrew’s article didn’t persuade me, but it did challenge me (seriously!). Below I will respond to each of the words Andrew presents. But first I will add one…
The Future of Open Theism: From Antecedents to Opportunities (book review)
Category: Essays, General
Tags: Book Reviews, Books
Topics: Open Theism
…and some critics of the Open View continue to try to ban Open Theists from certain teaching institutions.[1] Yet, the controversy over Open Theism has on the whole simmered down, at least in terms of publications. And this has left many wondering, “Where does Open Theism go from here?” This…
Response to Bruce Ware’s “Defining Evangelicalism’s Boundaries: Is Open Theism Evangelical?”
Category: Essays
Tags: Essay, Open Theism
Topics: Responding to Objections
…certain deed (as with Josiah and Cyrus). Our view simply holds that God leaves open whatever aspects of the future he sovereignly chooses to leave open. Hence, the argument that open theism somehow undermines inerrancy is without merit. Does the Open View Undermine the Substitutionary Atonement? One of the most…
Neo-Molinism and the Infinite Intelligence of God
Category: Essays
Tags: Essay, Open Theism
Topics: Defending the Open View
…control as Molinism. Indeed, I shall argue that the open view is so close to Molinism that it could (and perhaps should) accurately be labeled “neo-Molinism.” For the purposes of this paper, I shall use “open theism” and “neo-Molinist” interchangeably. The neo-Molinist perspective differs from classical Molinism in only one…
V Theology
…K. Ward, Divine Action (Torch, 1991) 2 —- God, Chance and Necessity (OneWorld, 1996) 3 —- Relational Theology and the Creativity of God (Pilgrim, 1982) 2 Open View of the Future (Open Theism) See Also IV Church History: Historical Advocates of the Open View of the Future V Theology: Providence/Predestination/Free…
God of the Possible: A Biblical Introduction to the Open View of God
Topics: Open Theism
Author: Gregory A. Boyd Publisher: Baker (2000) Topic: Theology: What is Open Theism, why do some embrace it and how do Open Theists respond to objections? Buy on Amazon Description: This exceptionally engaging and biblically centered text defends a theological claim that is generating heated controversy among evangelicals. The Open…
The Case for Including Open Theism Within Arminianism
Category: Essays
Tags: Arminianism, Essay, Open Theism, Roger Olson
Topics: Open Theism
Here is an excellent post by my good friend Roger Olson in which he makes the case that Open Theism should be embraced by Arminians as an orthodox, if somewhat non-traditional, form of their faith. In fact, Roger argues (rightly in my opinion) that Open Theism is much closer to…
Dealing With Objections to Open Theism, Part I
Category: General
Tags: Across The Spectrum, God's Sovereignty, Objections to Open Theism, Omniscience, Open Theism
Topics: Open Theism
Image by nixter via Flickr There are four major objections to Open Theism. Today we will deal with the first two and then tomorrow the third and fourth. For a basic introduction to Open Theism, click here. Objection #1: The open view denies omniscience. It is often argued that the…
How People Misunderstand Open Theism
Category: General
Tags: Calvinism, Divine Foreknowledge, Free Will, freedom, Future, Open Future, Open Theism
Topics: Free Will and the Future, Open Theism What it is and is not
Open theism holds that, because agents are free, the future includes possibilities (what agents may and may not choose to do). Since God’s knowledge is perfect, open theists hold that God knows the future partly as a realm of possibilities. This view contrasts with classical theism that has usually held…
Newly Discovered Open Theists in Church History
Category: General
…of are J. Jones, J. Greenrup, W. Taylor, and D. U. Simon. The Luckashows have also recovered a number of 18th century anonymous booklets espousing Open Theism, and Tom has recently uncovered some evidence of Open Theism being espoused by 17th century Arminians. It seems to me that these discoveries…
Two Ancient (and Modern) Motivations for Ascribing Exhaustively Definite Foreknowledge to God
Category: Essays
Tags: Essay, Open Theism
Topics: Defending the Open View
…To illustrate, this criticism permeates Bruce Ware’s book, God’s Lesser Glory. According to Ware, the open view of God posits a ‘limited, passive, hand-wringing God’, who can do little more than hope for the best.39 ‘[W]hat is lost in open theism’, Ware contends, … is the Christian’s confidence in God…
An Ancient Philosophical Mistake In The Debate About Open Theism
Category: General
Sometimes little mistakes have big consequences. I think I may have uncovered one such mistake that took place two and a half millennia ago that continues to adversely affect people’s thinking about foreknowledge. First a little background. As I’m sure most of my bloggers know, open theism (which I embrace)…
VIII Philosophy
…V Theology: Open View of the Future (Open Theism) V Theology: Providence/Predestination/Free Will V Theology: Warfare Worldview VI Apologetics: Problem of Evil E. Anscombe, ed., Metaphysics and the Philosophy of Mind, Vol. 2 (University of Minnesota Press, 1981) 3 D. J. Barthalomew, God of Chance (London: SCM Press, 1984)…
God of the Possible Endorsements and Reviews
…among evangelicals: that from God’s perspective, the future is partly open, a realm of possibilities as well as certainties. Boyd, professor of theology at Bethel College (St. Paul, Minn.) and author of Letters from a Skeptic and God at War, displays a remarkable ability to make “open theism” accessible to…
5 Ways the Bible Supports Open Theism
Category: General
Tags: Arminianism, Bible, Calvinism, Free Will, Open Theism
Topics: Defending the Open View
Open Theism refers to the belief that God created a world in which possibilities are real. It contrasts with Classical Theism which holds that all the facts of world history are eternally settled, either by God willing them so (as in Calvinism) or simply in God’s knowledge (as in Arminianism)….
Why do you espouse Open Theism?
Category: Q&A
Tags: Open Theism, Q&A
Topics: Open Theism What it is and is not
Open Theism refers to the belief that God created a world in which possibilities are real. It contrasts with Classical Theism which holds that all the facts of world history are eternally settled, either by God willing them so (as in Calvinism) or simply in God’s knowledge (as in Arminianism)….
Is it true you’re an “Open Theist” and that you don’t think God knows the future perfectly?
Category: Q&A
Tags: Open Theism, Q&A
Topics: Open Theism What it is and is not
…like “Open Futurists.”) In any event, I and other Open Theists absolutely affirm God’s “omniscience.” God knows all of reality perfectly, exactly as it is. Open Theists differ from traditional theists not in our understanding of the perfection of God’s knowledge but in our understanding of the reality that God…
Molinism and Open Theism – Part II
Category: Q&A
Tags: Determinism, Molinism, Open Theism, The Great Omission
Topics: Open Theism What it is and is not, Providence, Predestination and Free Will
…Yet, we never find Molinists (or any other group of Christian thinkers in the Church tradition until recently) considering this category of propositions. The Open View of the Future Now, this of course doesn’t prove that our actual future is open (viz. expressed by true might and might not propositions)….
Open2013 Speakers (Video)
Category: Q&A
Tags: Greg Boyd, John Sanders, Open Theism, ReKnew, Tom Oord, Woodland Hills Church
Topics: Open Theism
…now, without further ado… Greg Boyd, History and Hope of Open Theism, Part 1 http://youtu.be/GEL0EZA1_Cw Greg Boyd, History and Hope of Open Theism, Part 2 http://youtu.be/E3b-TI3wuA4 Greg Boyd, History and Hope of Open Theism, Part 3 http://youtu.be/HNPJcNhlIBA Greg Boyd, Q&A, Part 1 http://youtu.be/8ieT0IJH9_4 Greg Boyd, Q&A, Part 2 http://youtu.be/y88q-yt4ACI John…
Process Theology & Open Theism: What’s the Difference?
Category: Q&A
Tags: Open Theism, Process Theology, Q&A
Topics: Open Theism What it is and is not
…is a major difference. In Open Theism, God chooses to create a world with an open future, while in PT God has created of necessity. I am very concerned that so many progressive thinking evangelicals are flirting with Process Thought. It’s really not a friendly home for anything like orthodox…