Open Theism

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Dictionary Entries and Comparable Treatments

Open Theism | A Dictionary of Philosophy of Religion
Open View of God | Dictionary of Theological Terms very critical
Open Theism | Global Dictionary of Theology: A Resource for the Worldwide Church
Open Theism | The Lexham Bible Dictionary
Openness of God Theology | The Moody Handbook of Theology, Revised and Expanded
Openness Theology | New Dictionary of Theology: Historical and Systematic
open theism | Pocket Dictionary of Apologetics and Philosophy of Religion
Open Theism | The Thiselton Companion to Christian Theology

Overview Books

Schmid, Manuel: God in Motion: A Critical Exploration of the Open Theism Debate | – not in Logos – translation of “Gott ist ein Abenteurer”

Multiview Books

Basinger, David & Basinger, Randall (eds.): Predestination and Free Will: Four Views of Divine Sovereignty & Human Freedom | Clark Pinnock representing the OT view
Beilby, James K. & Eddy, Paul R. (eds.): Divine Foreknowledge: Four Views | Gregory A. Boyd representing the OT view
Boyd, Gregory A. & Eddy, Paul R. (eds.): Across the Spectrum: Understanding Issues in Evangelical Theology | OT featured as “Foreknowledge Debate”
Hansen, Collin & Naselli, Andrew (eds.): Four Views on the Spectrum of Evangelicalism | OT had to be treated by all contributors
Meister, Chad & Dew, James K. (eds.): God and the Problem of Evil: Five Views | William Hasker representing the OT view
Ware, Bruce A. (ed.): Perspectives on the Doctrine of God: Four Views | John Sanders representing the OT view

Books by Proponents of Open Theism

Basinger, David: The Case for Free-Will Theism: A Philosophical Assessment - not in Logos –
Boyd, Gregory A.: God of the Possible
Hasker, William (ed.): God in an Open Universe: Science, Metaphysics, and Open Theism
Oord, Thomas Jay (ed.): Creation Made Free: Open Theology Engaging Science | contributions by many of the prominent OT authors
Pinnock, Clark H. (ed.): The Openness of God: A Biblical Challenge to the Traditional Understanding of God | – not in Logos – contributions by many of the prominent OT authors
Pinnock, Clark H.: Most Moved Mover: A Theology of God’s Openness | – not in Logos –
Rice, Richard: God’s Foreknowledge and Man’s Free Will | – not in Logos –
Rice, Richard: The Future of Open Theism: From Antecedents to Opportunities | published 2020 it traces the OT debate history and looks forward
Sanders, John: The God Who Risks: A Theology of Divine Providence | – not in Logos –

Books Critical of Open Theism

Frame, John M.: No Other God: A Response to Open Theism
House, Wayne: Charts on Open Theism and Orthodoxy
Huffman, Douglas S. & Johnson, Eric L.: God Under Fire: Modern Scholarship Reinvents God | OT featured in many articles as opponent
Murphy, Gannon: Consuming Glory: A Classical Defense of Divine-Human Relationality against Open Theism | foreword by Clark Pinnock who praises the fair treatment
Taylor, Justin (ed.): Beyond the Bounds: Open Theism and the Undermining of Biblical Christianity
Ware, Bruce: Their God Is Too Small: Open Theism and the Undermining of Confidence in God
Ware, Bruce: God’s Lesser Glory: The Diminished God of Open Theism | – not in Logos –

Relevant Treatments in Articles, Conference Speeches and Other Works

Carson, D.A.: Openness of God Theology | D. A. Carson Sermon Library critical; first section gives an overview
Colijin, Brenda: Open Theism: Framing the Discussion | Ashland Theological Journal, Volume 34
Erickson, Millard J.: The Open View of God | The Evangelical Left: Encountering Postconservative Evangelical Theology
Highfield, Ron: The Function Of Divine Self-Limitation In Open Theism: Great Wall Or Picket Fence? | Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society Volume 45 critical
The Masters Seminary Journal, Volume 12, Fall 2001 | several articles, critical of OT
Pinnock, Clark H.: Open Theism: “What is this? A new teaching?-and with authority!” | Ashland Theological Journal, Volume 34 proponent
Pyne, Robert A. & Spencer, Stephen R.: A Critique of Free-Will Theism | Bibliotheca Sacra Volume 158 two parts, critical
Reichenbach, Bruce R: The Open View of God’s Knowledge | Divine Providence: God’s Love and Human Freedom
Stallard, Michael D.: A Dispensational Critique of Open Theism’s View of Prophecy | Bibliotheca Sacra Volume 161 critical
Yuille, Stephen: How Pastoral is open Theism? | Themelios: Volume 32, No. 2, January 2006 critical

Books in Other Languages, e.g. German

Schmid, Manuel: Kämpfen um den Gott der Bibel | – not in Logos – A history of Open Theism and the evangelical debate about it
Schmid, Manuel: Gott ist ein Abenteurer: Der Offene Theismus und die Herausforderungen biblischer Gottesrede | – not in Logos – An analysis of the biblical-hermeneutical arguments
Grössl, Johannes: Die Freiheit des Menschen als Risiko Gottes | – not in Logos – Open theism explained by a Catholic theologian

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