Divine Foreknowledge Four Views (Paperback)

Paul R. Eddy

ISBN 10: 0830826521 / ISBN 13: 9780830826520

Edité par InterVarsity Press, Illinois, 2001

Paperback. The question of the nature of God's foreknowledge and how that relates to human freedom has been pondered and debated by Christian theologians at least since the time of Augustine. And the issue will not go away.More recently, the terms of the debate have shifted, and the issue has taken on new urgency with the theological proposal known as the openness of God. This view maintains that God's knowledge, while perfect, is limited regarding the future inasmuch as the future is "open" and not settled. This Spectrum Multiview volume provides a venue for well-known proponents of four distinct views of divine foreknowledge to present their cases:Gregory A. Boyd of Bethel College presents the open-theism view.David Hunt of Whittier College weighs in on the simple-foreknowledge view.William Lane Craig of Talbot School of Theology takes the middle-knowledge view.Paul Helm of Regent College, Vancouver, presents the Augustinian-Calvinist view.All four respond to each of the other essayists, noting points of agreement and disagreement. Editors James K. Beilby and Paul R. Eddy introduce the contemporary debate and also offer a conclusion that helps you evaluate the relative strengths and weaknesses of each view. The result is a unique opportunity to grapple with the issues and arguments and frame your own understanding of this important debate.Spectrum Multiview Books offer a range of viewpoints on contested topics within Christianity, giving contributors the opportunity to present their position and also respond to others in this dynamic publishing format. Join Paul Helm, David Hunt, William Lane Craig and Gregory A. Boyd as they share four distinct views on the openness of God. Edited by James K. Beilby Paul R. Eddy. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9780830826520

Synopsis :

Join Paul Helm, David Hunt, William Lane Craig and Gregory A. Boyd as they share four distinct views on the openness of God. Edited by James K. Beilby Paul R. Eddy.

À propos des auteurs:

James K. Beilby is professor of systematic and philosophical theology at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota. His books include Why Bother with Truth? (with David Clark) and Epistemology as Theology. He has edited (with Paul Eddy) Divine Foreknowledge: Four Views, The Nature of the Atonement: Four Views, Justification: Five Views and the award-winning The Historical Jesus: Five Views.

Paul R. Eddy (Ph.D., Marquette University) is Professor of Theology at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota. His books include John Hick's Pluralist Philosophy of World Religions (Ashgate), Across the Spectrum: Understanding Issues in Evangelical Theology (with G. A. Boyd, Baker) and Divine Foreknowledge: Four Views (with James Beilby IVP).

Gregory A. Boyd (Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary) is a pastor at Woodland Hills Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. Previously, he was a professor of theology at Bethel University, also in St. Paul. His books include Recovering the Real Jesus in an Age of Revisionist Replies, Letters from a Skeptic, God of the Possible, Repenting of Religion, Seeing is Believing, Escaping the Matrix, The Jesus Legend, Myth of a Christian Nation, Is God to Blame, God at War and Satan and the Problem of Evil.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Divine Foreknowledge Four Views (Paperback)
Éditeur : InterVarsity Press, Illinois
Date d'édition : 2001
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : new