Searching for an Adequate God: A Dialogue Between Process and Free Will TheistsIn this book advocates of both process and free-will theism come together for the first time to describe their respective theological perspectives and enter into constructive dialogue with each other. Featuring two of today's best philosophers-David R. Griffin representing process theology and William Hasker representing free-will theism- as well as theologians interested in both views, this volume provides a fully orbed discussion of these two vital theological positions. |
Contents
Process Theology and the Christian Good News A Response to Classical Free Will Theism | 1 |
In Response to David Ray Griffin | 39 |
Openness and Process Theism Respecting the Integrity of the Two Views | 53 |
In Response to Nancy Howell | 80 |
In Response to Nancy Howell | 86 |
Confessional Communities and Public Worldviews A Case Study | 97 |
In Response to David L Wheeler | 149 |
In Response to David L Wheeler | 155 |
Process Theism and the Open View of God The Crucial Difference | 163 |
In Response to Richard Rice | 201 |
In Response to Richard Rice | 208 |
An Adequate God | 215 |
In Response to William Hasker | 246 |
Common terms and phrases
actual affirm believe Bible biblical cess Charles Hartshorne Christ Christian faith Christian theology church claim Clark Pinnock classical free classical theism coercive conception contingent contrast cosmology created creation ex nihilo creative creatures culture David Basinger David Griffin David Ray Griffin dialogue divine love divine persuasion divine power doctrine of creation ence essay evangelical theology existence experience faith communities free will theism freedom genuine God's power God's relation Hartshorne Hartshorne's Hasker hermeneutic Howell human Ibid idea important initial aim interaction Jesus John liberal theology means metaphysical nature occasion omnipotence open theists open view perspective Pinnock position possible Postmodern problem of evil process philosophy process theism process theology process thinkers process thought process-relational question reality reason reject religious response resurrection revelation Richard Rice salvation Scripture sense simply social theologians things tion tradition Trinity truth ultimate understanding universe vision Wheeler Whitehead Whiteheadian William Hasker worldview