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Book Review: “The Future of Open Theism” by Richard Rice
Richard Rice’s The Future of Open Theism introduces the theological topic of open theism, traces its past development, and outlines its impact on several major doctrines and how they might be developed farther along the lines of open theism. Open theism is the view that “God is open to the world, and the world is … Continue reading
Really Recommended Posts 7/29/16- Open Theism, Jason Bourne, and more!
Hello dear readers! Thanks for stopping in! Check out the latest round of “Really Recommended Posts,” brought to you by me! This week we have posts that argue against open theism–do the arguments work, though?, the Bourne movies, Mary and women in the church, objective truth for kids, and young earth creationism and geology of … Continue reading
Book Review: “No Other God: A Response to Open Theism” by John Frame
I recently finished No Other God by John Frame. Seldom have I read a book with which I find I disagree so strongly on some issues, while agreeing adamantly on others. Frame pulls no punches and is unafraid to make sweeping generalizations and assertions. Due to the fact I pretty much split the book in half as far … Continue reading
Against Open Theism: Scrooge and God’s knowledge of the Future
I was listening to William Lane Craig’s Defenders podcast (Doctrine of God: Part 13) and he brought up an interesting analogy about omniscience. He discussed Scrooge in Dickens’ “Christmas Carol.” The last spirit to appear to Scrooge is the ghost of Christmas to come. He takes Scrooge around and shows him all sorts of disturbing … Continue reading
Against Open Theism: The Infinite Knowledge of God
Psalm 147:5 “Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite” (KJV). “Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.” (ESV) ” גדול אדונינו ורב־כח לתבונתו אין מספר׃” (Hebrew Old Testament) Infinite Knowledge Within Scripture we find that God knows all things. But here, in the Psalms, … Continue reading
Against Open Theism: Definitions
I’ve encountered Open Theism a number of times in my readings and online. Many people I respect greatly fall under the category of “Open Theists.” Greg Boyd, for example, wrote one of the first apologetic books I ever read, yet he is an ardent Open Theist. Yet the doctrine of Open Theism is one with … Continue reading
Alexander Pruss on Open Theism
Open Theism is basically the view that God does not know the future. The Evangelical Philosophical society recently tweeted this post by Alexander Pruss on the topic. I found it very interesting. The argument he presents is (quoted word for word from his blog): (Premise) If p is overwhelmingly probable on the balance of God’s evidence, … Continue reading
A God Who Risks… too much?- A Difficult Dilemma for Open Theists
Open theism is, briefly, the notion that God does not comprehensively know the future [edit: strictly speaking, the view is that there is no settled “future” to know to begin with, so it is not a lack of knowledge but rather the absence of such a thing as a future that will occur; see next … Continue reading
Book Review: “In the Beginning God: A Fresh Look at the Case for Original Monotheism” by Winfried Corduan
Rarely does a book come along which forces a reader to completely rethink how they’ve viewed a whole slew of interrelated topics. Winfried Corduan’s latest work on the origin of religion is just such a book. I’ve waited some time to finish writing the review simply because it’s taken a while to reflect upon its … Continue reading
The Unbeliever Knows God: Presuppositional Apologetics and Atheism
[A]ll men already know God–long before the apologist engages them in conversation–and cannot avoid having such knowledge… People lack neither information nor evidence… [A]ll men know that God exists… In a crucial sense, all men already are “believers”–even “unbelievers” who will not respond properly by openly professing and living obediently in accordance with the knowledge they have of … Continue reading
J.W. Wartick - Reconstructing Faith 