{"product_id":"divine-foreknowledge-four-views-paperback","title":"Divine Foreknowledge: Four Views - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames K. Beilby\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003ePaul R. Eddy\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eGregory A. Boyd\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe question of the nature of God's foreknowledge and how that relates to human freedom has been pondered and debated by Christian theologians at least since the time of Augustine.\u003c\/b\u003e And the issue will not go away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore recently, the terms of the debate have shifted, and the issue has taken on new urgency with the theological proposal known as the openness of God. This view maintains that God's knowledge, while perfect, is limited regarding the future inasmuch as the future is \"open\" and not settled. This Spectrum Multiview volume provides a venue for well-known proponents of four distinct views of divine foreknowledge to present their cases: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGregory A. Boyd of Bethel College presents the open-theism view.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDavid Hunt of Whittier College weighs in on the simple-foreknowledge view.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWilliam Lane Craig of Talbot School of Theology takes the middle-knowledge view.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaul Helm of Regent College, Vancouver, presents the Augustinian-Calvinist view.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll four respond to each of the other essayists, noting points of agreement and disagreement. Editors James K. Beilby and Paul R. Eddy introduce the contemporary debate and also offer a conclusion that helps you evaluate therelative strengths and weaknesses of each view. The result is a unique opportunity to grapple with the issues and arguments and frame your own understanding of this important debate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpectrum Multiview Books offer a range of viewpoints on contested topics within Christianity, giving contributors the opportunity to present their position and also respond to others in this dynamic publishing format.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul R. Eddy (Ph.D., Marquette University) is Professor of Theology at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota. His books include \u003ci\u003eJohn Hick's Pluralist Philosophy of World Religions\u003c\/i\u003e (Ashgate), \u003ci\u003eAcross the Spectrum: Understanding Issues in Evangelical Theology\u003c\/i\u003e (with G. A. Boyd, Baker) and \u003ci\u003eDivine Foreknowledge: Four Views\u003c\/i\u003e (with James Beilby IVP).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGregory A. Boyd (Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary) is a pastor at Woodland Hills Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. Previously, he was a professor of theology at Bethel University, also in St. Paul. His books include \u003ci\u003eRecovering the Real Jesusin an Age of Revisionist Replies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLetters from a Skeptic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGod of the Possible, Repenting of Religion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSeeing is Believing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEscaping the Matrix\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Jesus Legend\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMyth of a Christian Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIs God to Blame\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGod at War\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSatan and the Problem of Evil\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Lane Craig (PhD, University of Birmingham, England; DTheol, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany) is professor of philosophy at Talbot School of Theology and at Houston Baptist University. In 2016 he was named by The Best Schools as one of the fifty most influential living philosophers. Craig has authored or edited over forty books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Kalam Cosmological Argument\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eDivine Foreknowledge and Human Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGod, Time, and Eternity\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eGod and Abstract Objects\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as over 150 articles in professional publications of philosophy and theology, including \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Testament Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJournal for the Study of the New Testament\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Philosophical Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePhilosophical Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBritish Journal for Philosophy of Science\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Helm (1940-2025) was a teaching fellow in theology and philosophy at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia. From 1993 to 2000 he taught as professor of the history and philosophy of religion at King's College, University of London. Hepublished numerous books and articles, including \u003ci\u003eEternal God: A Study of God Without Time\u003c\/i\u003e (Oxford University Press, 1988), \u003ci\u003eBelief Politics\u003c\/i\u003e (Cambridge University Press, 1994) and \u003ci\u003eFaith and Understanding\u003c\/i\u003e (Eerdmans, 1997). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Beilby (PhD, Marquette University) is professor of systematic and philosophical theology at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThinking About Christian Apologetics\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEpistemology as Theology\u003c\/i\u003e, the editor of \u003ci\u003eNaturalism Defeated?\u003c\/i\u003e, and the coeditor of numerous volumes, including \u003ci\u003eThe Nature of the Atonement\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDivine Foreknowledge\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Historical Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJustification\u003c\/i\u003e. His written work has appeared in publications such as \u003ci\u003eFaith and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePhilosophia Christi\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eReligious Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJournal of the Evangelical Theological Society\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 221\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 8.98 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 31, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45675304419372,"sku":"9780830826520","price":33.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/0954\/5772\/files\/f5jU1JFhZs9780830826520.webp?v=1781766168","url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/divine-foreknowledge-four-views-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}