Beyond the Bounds: Open Theism and the Undermining of Biblical Christianity [NOOK Book]

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Overview

This understanding of God's foreknowledge has united the church for twenty centuries. But advocates of "open theism" are presenting a different vision of God and a different view of the future. The rise of open theism within evangelicalism has raised a host of questions. Was classical theism decisively tainted by Greek philosophy? How should we understand passages that tell us that God repents? Are essentials of biblical Christianity -- like the inerrancy of Scripture, the trustworthiness of God, and the gospel of Christ -- at stake in this debate? Where, when, and why should we draw new boundaries -- and is open theism beyond them? Beyond the Bounds brings together a respected team of scholars to examine the latest
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Overview

This understanding of God's foreknowledge has united the church for twenty centuries. But advocates of "open theism" are presenting a different vision of God and a different view of the future. The rise of open theism within evangelicalism has raised a host of questions. Was classical theism decisively tainted by Greek philosophy? How should we understand passages that tell us that God repents? Are essentials of biblical Christianity -- like the inerrancy of Scripture, the trustworthiness of God, and the gospel of Christ -- at stake in this debate? Where, when, and why should we draw new boundaries -- and is open theism beyond them? Beyond the Bounds brings together a respected team of scholars to examine the latest literature on open thesim, address these questions, and give guidance to the church in this time of controversy.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781433516252
  • Publisher: Crossway
  • Publication date: 1/30/2003
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Sales rank: 652,969
  • File size: 2 MB

Table of Contents

Contributors 7
Foreword 9
Introduction 13
Acknowledgments 19
Part 1 Historical Influences
1 The Rabbis and the Claims of Openness Advocates 23
2 Genetic Defects or Accidental Similarities? Orthodoxy and Open Theism and Their Connections to Western Philosophical Traditions 43
Part 2 Philosophical Presuppositions and Cultural Context
3 True Freedom: The Liberty That Scripture Portrays as Worth Having 77
4 Why Open Theism Is Flourishing Now 111
Part 3 Anthropomorphisms, Revelation, and Interpretation
5 Veiled Glory: God's Self-Revelation in Human Likeness--A Biblical Theology of God's Anthropomorphic Self-Disclosure 149
6 Hellenistic or Hebrew? Open Theism and Reformed Theological Method 201
Part 4 What Is at Stake in the Openness Debate?
7 The Inerrancy of Scripture 237
8 The Trustworthiness of God and the Foundation of Hope 275
9 The Gospel of Christ 309
Part 5 Drawing Boundaries and Conclusions
10 When, Why, and for What Should We Draw New Boundaries? 339
11 Grounds for Dismay: The Error and Injury of Open Theism 371
A Bibliography on Open Theism 385
Scripture Index 401
Person Index 407
Subject Index 413

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