Open Theist Manifesto
A document for God's Project on Earth
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updated 5:22 AM CEST, Jun 10, 2021
John Piper on open theism
Not too positive. Building bridges will be difficult.
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Resources in open theism: John Sanders
The most scientific page and resources on open theism and openness theology is definitely that of the Reformed theologian John Sanders.
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Sarah Ruden on Election in Paul
Romans 8:33 shows that Calvinism and classical theology do not always know the right answer. Bible commentary.
Augustine’s impact on the Reformation and Calvinism: Hill’s intro
The neoplatonist Church Father’s ideas were borrowed by the adherents of Reformed theology. Open theism studies a lot this historical development.
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McGrath and the passions of God
Classical theism (Catholic and Reformed theology, Calvinism included) borrowed unbiblical notions from Greek philosophy.
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Contradiction is Life
Mysteries are not real. Contradictions are real.
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Paul Washer and the mystery of sovereign grace
Both Pauls are right. Then who is not?
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The self-giving God shares power with creation
A new, powerful model of divine providence is convincing and made me think. I have a few doubts, though.
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Solving the “baby-talk” paradox in the Bible
According to a classical theological principle God accomodates Himself to His human audience through multiple filters. The accomodation theory explains why many biblical verses show God when changing, repenting, being somewhere and so on in order to keep the validity and sustainability of the classical attributes of God (omniscience, immutability etc.). I present below analytically that the theory in its classical form is contradictory. The only element of the Bible where God doesn’t make use of the accomodation is His nature. As a consequence, systematic theologies should be based upon the verses and stories that describe this nature. This will lead on the long term to the creation of more open and relational theologies.
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Intellectual humility
Embracing (a more) open theism with all our heart will lead to a conscious and well-grounded intellectual humility in our mind, which includes a low concern for status and the willingness to understand our limitations.
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Open theism and science
The section “Open theism – Scientific” scans whether science supports the open theist view of the universe and the relationship between God and mankind. By nature, the fields in question need insights into natural sciences like physics and biology in the first place, including quantum physics and the theory of evolution, and to social sciences, like economics or history. I’m convinced theologies cannot ignore state-of-the-art scientific research, and in the same way they cannot ignore the inspired words of God. If needed, theologies need to be revised and adjusted, counting open theism as well.