God of the Possible: A Biblical Introduction to the Open View of God

By Gregory A. Boyd

Book Overview

Examining God's foreknowledge of our future decisions, this survey of Scripture's teaching affirms what has been termed as the open view of God.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080106290X
• ISBN13: 9780801062902
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Baker Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

The Book that is Possible!

For those who are interested in getting a taste of what the "Open View" of God is, you will be pleased with this book. Whether or not you agree with Boyd, this book is successful in introducing this topic and allowing you to choose what you believe. Boyd has no desire to enforce an Orthodox to accept his view and even claims that this is not salvific, thus, not a matter to divide over. Please ignore the previous one star...

Find out what all the fuss is about.

Dr. Boyd wrote this book in response to many who either wanted to know what he believed regarding Open Theism, or to correct many of the misconceptions people had about what he believed on the subject. The book presents two motifs found in scripture. The first are places where the future is presented as determined and settled by God, and the second is where the future appears to be at least partially open and known by God...

Biblically and philosophically Sound

First of all, this is NOT process theology at all, so please call the heretic police off. Boyd believes in the inerrancy of Scripture and salvation through faith in Jesus Christ and his death and resurrection. Boyd's views have much more scriptural support than do those of many hyper-Calvinists. (I'm not sure why hyper-Calvinists waste their time reviewing books like these since what man thinks/decides/etc. is all foreordained...

Intelligent

This book has been attacked by those who disagree with it, but I found it a clear and intelligent argument. Boyd shows the reader how he worked and how he arrived at his conclusions. This is a good, brief read for someone who wants to see a Protestant theologian at work.I teach Theology in college and sometimes recommend it on those grounds.

The Best Introduction on this topic so far

Boyd has done an excellent job in approaching the topic from a Biblical point of view. This is relatively rare in the literature for this topic, which has concentrated almost entirely on philosophy and theology. Boyd examined quite an exhaustive passages of the scripture. Arguing in a logical and clear manner, Boyd has presented a strong case against the traditional concept of God and challenged our understanding and interpretation...