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Tom Belt

Summary of Open Theism to the AOG - A paper by Tom Belt that he wrote to introduce his denomination, the Assemblies of God, to open theism.

Gregory Boyd

God and the Future - A brief Outline of the Open View of God.

The Open View of the Future

William Hasker

The Openness of God - An article taken by permission from Christian Scholar's Review 28:1 (Fall, 1998: 111-139)

The Problem of Evil in Process Theism and Classical Free Will Theism - Process Studies. Vol. 29, Number 2, Fall-Winter, 2000: pp. 194-208.

Implications of Divine Repentance For the Attributes of God

The Incompatibility of Libertarian Free Will and Divine Timelessness

Clark Pinnock

God's Sovereignty in Today's World - From Theology Today; Princeton; Apr 1996

God as Most Moved Mover - From Worship Leader Magazine, Nov./Dec. 2000

George M. Porter

Things That May Be Only? - Lorenzo Dow McCabe and Some Neglected Nineteenth Century Roots of Open Theism in North America

Ron Saari

Preserving Civility and Piety within the BGC. - A letter concerning the Baptist General Conference's ongoing debate and internal strife regarding the inclusion of exhaustive foreknowledge into their statement of faith. The letter is written to BGC pastors from a BGC pastor.

John Sanders

Bibliography on Open Theism

Bibliography on Relational Theism

The Early Church Fathers on Hellenism and Impassibility

Is Openness Christian theism?

Mapping the Terrain of Divine Providence - A major paper explaining the main views on divine providence and omniscience

1994-2004, an Overview of the Debate on Open Theism in Evangelicalism

Divine Relationality and Theodicy in The Shack - Presented at the American Academy of Religion in Montreal Canada, November 7, 2009

Divine Reciprocity and Epistemic Openness in Clark Pinnock’s Theology - This paper was given at a session honoring the work of Clark Pinnock at the American Academy of Religion in San Francisco, November 18, 2011.

From Christianity Today

Does God Know Your Next Move? - Does God change his mind? Will God ever change his plans in response to our prayers? If God knows it all, are we truly free? What does God know-and when does he know it? Christopher A. Hall and John Sanders debate openness theology. Copyright © 2001 by the author or Christianity Today, Inc./Christianity Today magazine. May 21, 2001, Vol. 45, No. 7, Page 38

A Letter to the Editor of Christianity Today - The March 5th 2001, Issue of Christianity Today published an interview with Royce Gruenler making some odd accusations against Open Theism. Here is a response (a form of which is to be published by CT) by John Sanders, Clark Pinnock, Greg Boyd, William Hasker, Richard Rice and David Basinger.