Thomas Oord on God's Uncontrolling Love, Process Theism, and the Limitations of Open Theism
Release Date: 10/07/2022
What Does the Worst Movie Line Ever Say About Calvinism?
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How does Calvin protect the idea of meritorious reward under the thumbs of his all-controlling God? Episode 27 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: Facebook: Dan on X:
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Open Theism in the Church Fathers?
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As I build an aggragate argument for open theism in the early church I thought I'd share a couple gems with you here. The first is from The Epistle to Diognetus. The second is from Irenaeus's "Against Heresies." Enjoy! YOU can join future Surprising God conversations at ! Episode 26 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: Facebook: Dan on X:
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A Courage Worse than Cowardice?
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Paul Helseth says that "true courage" is knowing God has your death all planned out and facing every moment knowing nothing depends on you. Is that right? Dan doesn't think so. What do YOU think? YOU can join future Surprising God conversations at ! Episode 25 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: Facebook: Dan on X:
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Does Plausibility and Beauty Matter in Our Doctrine of God?
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Does plausibility and beauty matter in our doctrine of God? Mark Talbot says "no." To him, all that matters is what we find in the Bible. But is this enough? I offer FIVE problems with Talbot's perspective. YOU can join future Surprising God conversations at ! Episode 24 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: Facebook: Dan on X:
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Greg Boyd: Evolving as an Open Theist
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This conversation covered a great deal of topics, and the Surprising God Think Tank did not disappoint! From his time as a Calvinist, to his controversy around open theism, to his current mindset about God and free will, Greg gets to the heart of it all! YOU can join future Surprising God conversations at ! Episode 23 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: Facebook: Dan on X:
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If Love Requires Free Choice, How Could a Baby Get Into Heaven?
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If love is not love unless it is freely chosen—which is pretty central for many open theists—then how can babies go to heaven? Dan takes the case. YOU can join future Surprising God conversations at ! Episode 22 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: Facebook: Dan on X:
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Alan Rhoda on Open Theism
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One model to understand all the perspectives about God's foreknowledge? Alan Rhoda sits down with the Surprising God think tank to discuss his new book on Open Theism (you can check it out HERE: ). You can order Alan Rhoda's new book here: Read more of Alan's thoughts here: YOU can join future Surprising God conversations at ! Episode 21 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: Facebook: Dan on X:
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Is Power Fundamentally Social?
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Dan looks at another argument in Thomas Jay Oord's new book: The Death of Omnipotence and Birth of Amipotence. Oord takes the premises: • Power is fundamentally social (it must be exercised on something). • Power does not exist in absolute isolation and he infers: • If God once existed without creation, that God had no power. • If that God had no power, that God could not have created anything. Does this argument work? Dan shares his initial doubts. YOU can join future Surprising God conversations at ! Episode 20 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To:...
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Can BOTH God AND God's People Exert Power in Creation? Digging in to Thomas Oord's New Book
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Dan looks at an argument in Thomas Jay Oord's new book: The Death of Omnipotence and Birth of Amipotence. If it's true that "To exist is to exert power," what if we claim that God exerts all power? It seems to lead to the following disjunct: either (1) we do not exist or (2) we are God. Dan thinks through some potential problems with this line of thought. YOU can join future Surprising God conversations at ! Episode 19 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: Facebook: Dan on X:
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Does Open Theism "Bring God Down to the Human Level"?
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Dan looks at the potential arrogance of open theism in light of the good news of incarnation. YOU can join future Surprising God conversations at ! Episode 18 YouTube Channel: Dan's books: Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: Facebook: Dan on X:
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