In the second essay, John Sanders attempts to supply a thumbnail sketch of the history of Western thought on the subject of the divine nature. In the first of these, biblical scholar Richard Rice sketches the "traditional perspective" on the nature of God, which he opposes sets forth some of the presuppositions that guide his exegesis marshalls what he considers biblical evidence for the open theists' viewpoint and, finally, addresses passages that pose difficulties for the open position. The Openness of God consists in the following five essays: "Biblical Support for a New Perspective" by Richard Rice "Historical Considerations" by John Sanders "Systematic Theology" by Clark Pinnock "A Philosophical Perspective" by William Hasker and "Practical Implications" by David Basinger. In the following, accordingly, we shall briefly outline the contents of the various essays that make up The Openness of God, appending criticisms where appropriate. It seems only fitting, therefore, in this theme issue on open theism to revisit this seminal work. While open theism had received support in scattered and relatively obscure publications for decades, this book brought open theism to the forefront of the evangelical theological agenda.
Barth's commentary, generated a similar disturbance in evangelical theology at its appearance in 1994.
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