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1 | Theological Term: Open Theism | Rom 1:22 | DocTrinsograce | 151486 | ||
Open Theism is a theological perspective stating that God's highest goal is to enter into a reciprocal relationship with man. It posits that the Bible is to be interpreted without any anthropomorphisms. In other words, all references to God's feelings, surprise and lack of knowledge are literal and the result of His choice to create a world where He can be affected or changed by man's choices. It posits that God's exhaustive knowledge does NOT include knowledge of future free will choices by mankind because they have not yet occurred. "Decisions not yet made do not exist anywhere to be known even by God. They are potential -- yet to be realized but not yet actual. God can predict a great deal of what we will choose to do, but not all of it, because some of it remains hidden in the mystery of human freedom ... The God of the Bible displays an openness to the future (i.e. ignorance of the future) that the traditional view of omniscience simply cannot accommodate." --Clark Pinnock |
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2 | Theological Term: Open Theism | Rom 1:22 | Morant61 | 151492 | ||
Greetings Doc! I actually sat under one of the leading proponents of Open Theism, Dr. William Hasker, in college. He was an excellent teacher and very fair with those who disagreed with him, which I did quite often! ;-) From what I know of it, 'open theism' sprang less out of theology and more out of philosophy. Dr. Hasker has written several books on knowledge of the future and free will. He rejects the notion that something can be 'fore-known' and still free. I never had this problem, because I view God's knowledge as timeless. I wholeheartedly reject Open Theism as heresy. As far as Robert Shank is concerned, I did a search on the internet and could find nothing connecting Shank and Open Theism. I will be interested in finding out what your source is for your assertion. Shank's books were written 35 to 45 years ago, so I would be surprised if Robert Shank were even still alive, let alone involved in Open Theism. ;-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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