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Beyond the Bounds: Open Theism and the Undermining of Biblical Christianity
John Piper (Editor), Justin Taylor (Editor), Paul Kjoss Helseth (Editor), Russell Fuller, Chad Owen Brand, Mark Talbot, William C. Davis, A. B. Caneday, Michael S. Horton, Stephen J. Wellum, Bruce A. Ware, Wayne GrudemPrice: $17.99 (Trade Paperback)
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Open theism--denying God's knowledge of the future--is an attempt to change the way Christians think about God and is a growing challenge to orthodox belief. In this book, twelve pastors and teachers explain why the God of open theism is not the God of biblical Christianity. They probe the biblical, historical, and philosophical context, language, and interpretation of the debate, giving readers an understanding of what is at stake when exhaustive divine foreknowledge is denied.
Product Details
- ISBN-10: 1581344627
- ISBN-13: 9781581344622
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Pages: 416
- Size: 5.5 x 8.5 inches
- Published: Jan 30, 2003
More Information
- Description
- Contents
- Excerpt: Contributors, Foreword, and Introduction - 97K PDF
- Excerpt: Chapter 1: The Rabbis and the Claims of Openness Advocates (Russell Fuller) - 111K PDF
- Index - 63K PDF
- Back Cover
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Contents
| Contributors | 7 |
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Foreword
John Piper |
9 |
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Introduction
Justin Taylor |
13 |
| Acknowledgments | 19 |
| Part One. Historical Influences | |
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1.
The Rabbis and the Claims of Openness Advocates
Russell Fuller |
23 |
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2.
Genetic Defects or Accidental Similarities? Orthodoxy and Open Theism and Their Connections to Western Philosophical Traditions
Chad Owen Brand |
43 |
| Part Two. Philosophical Presuppositions and Cultural Context | |
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3.
True Freedom: The Liberty That Scripture Portrays as Worth Having
Mark R. Talbot |
77 |
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4.
Why Open Theism Is Flourishing Now
William C. Davis |
111 |
| Part Three. Anthropomorphisms, Revelation, and Interpretation | |
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5.
Veiled Glory: God's Self-Revelation in Human Likeness--A Biblical Theology of God's Anthropomorphic Self-Disclosure
A. B. Caneday |
149 |
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6.
Hellenistic or Hebrew? Open Theism and Reformed Theological Method
Michael S. Horton |
201 |
| Part Four. What Is at Stake in the Openness Debate? | |
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7.
The Inerrancy of Scripture
Stephen J. Wellum |
237 |
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8.
The Trustworthiness of God and the Foundation of Hope
Paul Kjoss Helseth |
275 |
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9.
The Gospel of Christ
Bruce A. Ware |
309 |
| Part Five. Drawing Boundaries and Conclusions | |
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10.
When, Why, and for What Should We Draw New Boundaries?
Wayne Grudem |
339 |
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11.
Grounds for Dismay: The Error and Injury of Open Theism
John Piper |
371 |
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A Bibliography on Open Theism
Justin Taylor |
385 |
| Scripture Index | 401 |
| Person Index | 407 |
| Subject Index | 413 |
About the Contributors
ECPA Gold Medallion winner John Piper is senior pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis and the head of Desiring God. He has written numerous books on topics that include personal holiness, missions and historical figures.
Justin Taylor is Study Bible project director and associate publisher at Crossway. He has edited and contributed to several books, including A God-Entranced Vision of All Things and Reclaiming the Center. He runs the website www.johnowen.org.
Paul Kjoss Helseth is Associate Professor of Christian Thought at Northwestern College in St. Paul, Minnesota and the author of numerous scholarly articles.
Dr. Wayne Grudem is a graduate of Harvard, Westminster Theological Seminary, and the University of Cambridge, England. He is the former president of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood and is Research Professor of Bible and Theology at Phoenix Seminary.
