Books containing open theistic perspectives. Perspectives on the Doctrine of God: Four Views Edited By Bruce Ware Perspectives on the Doctrine of God presents in counterpoint form four basic common beliefs on the doctrine of God that have developed over the course of church history with a goal of determining which view is most faithful…
Books addressing open theism and openness theology proper. The God Who Risks: A Theology of Divine Providence By John Sanders In The God Who Risks, theologian John Sanders mounts a careful and challenging argument for positive answers to both of these profound theological questions. His powerful book not only will contribute to serious theological discussion…
Updated April 2013 John Sanders Briefly, the position is that God has exhaustive knowledge of the past and the present and knows as possibilities and probabilities those events which might happen in the future. God could have created a world in which he knew exactly what we would do in the future if God had…
Bibliography on Open Theism by John Sanders (last updated 4/2013) This bibliography is arranged in five categories: (1) multi-views works, (2) works supporting open theism, (3) works engaging open theism, (4) works against open theism, and (5) doctoral dissertations and masters theses engaging open theism. See also: The bibliography compiled by Thomas Oord on…
Compiled by Thomas Oord. Below are titles of books, articles, essays, and dissertations pertaining to “relational theology.” The list includes works on open theism, process theology, and others that are either for or against a relational understanding of God. The list is limited to materials published about a decade prior to 2002. Basinger, David. The…