{"product_id":"divine-foreknowledge-four-views-9780830826520","title":"Divine Foreknowledge: Four Views","description":"\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 the relative 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\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 50 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\u003eHunt teaches at Whittier College.\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\u003e Recovering the Real Jesus in an Age of Revisionist Replies, Letters from a Skeptic, God of the Possible, Repenting of Religion, Seeing is Believing, Escaping the Matrix, The Jesus Legend, Myth of a Christian Nation, Is God to Blame, God at War\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSatan and the Problem of Evil\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003eJames K. Beilby (Ph.D., Marquette University) is professor of systematic and philosophical theology at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota. His books include \u003ci\u003eWhy Bother With Truth?\u003c\/i\u003e (with David Clark), \u003ci\u003eDivine Foreknowledge: Four Views\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Meaning of the Atonement: Four Views\u003c\/i\u003e (both with Paul Eddy), \u003ci\u003eNaturalism Defeated?, For Faith and Clarity\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEpistemology as Theology\u003c\/i\u003e. His articles and essays have appeared in such publications as \u003ci\u003eFaith and Philosophy, Philosophia Christi, Religious Studies, International Journal for Philosophy of Religion, American Journal of Theology and Philosophy, Sophia\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJournal of the Evangelical Theological Society.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Helm is 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. He has published 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","brand":"IVP Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50461390962962,"sku":"9780830826520","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0ae3aa98-c886-4aaa-b5cd-11869b1fec81.jpg?v=1730066072","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/divine-foreknowledge-four-views-9780830826520","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}