Tag Archives: open theism

Is God Living Up to His Potential?

Posted on 6 December 2016 by Fr Aidan Kimel

by Robert F. Fortuin A few posts back in the comment section, Dr Alan Rhoda raised a very good concern and question: “The central problem I am concerned with is to understand how God relates to the specificity of creation, … Continue reading →

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Open Theism, Eternity, and the Biblical God

Posted on 14 November 2016 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Twenty some years ago I read the ground­breaking book The Openness of God—a collection of essays by evangelical theologians and philosophers who argue that the “biblical” God who does not foreknow the future. This understanding has since become known as “open theism.” … Continue reading →

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Universalism, Molinism, and the Metaphysics of Actuality

Posted on 21 July 2015 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Jeff Cook has completed his three-part series on universalism: “Universalism and Freedom.” Given that Steven Nemes has already published a lengthy response over at his blog, I thought I’d restrict myself to one feature of Cook’s argument—the nature of divine … Continue reading →

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The God of Regret versus the God of the Bible

Posted on 17 October 2014 by Fr Aidan Kimel

A quick note. I just read Greg Boyd’s blog piece “God’s Regrets and Divine Foreknowledge.” Does God ever regret his decisions? Of course he does, Boyd avers. The Bible tells us so. The most famous story of divine regret is … Continue reading →

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