John Sanders

Richard Rice

A Biblical Challenge to the Traditional Understanding of God

The Openness of God

Open theism has reached its adolescence. How did it get here? And where does it go from here? Since IVP's publication of The Openness of God in 1994, evangelical theology has grappled with the alternative vision of the doctrine of God that open theism offers. Responding to critics who claim that it proposes a truncated version of God that fails to account for Scripture and denies many of the traditional attributes of God, open theism's proponents contend that its view of God is not only biblically warranted but also more accurate—with a portrayal of God that emphasizes divine love for humanity and responsiveness to human free will. No matter what one's assessment, open theism inarguably has made a significant impact on recent theological discourse. Now, twenty-five years later, Richard Rice recounts in this volume the history of open theism from its antecedents and early developments to its more recent and varied expressions. He then considers different directions that open theism might continue to develop in relation to several primary doctrines of the Christian faith.

From Antecedents to Opportunities

The Future of Open Theism

Thomas Kelly

Ronnie de Camino

Julio C. Tresierra

Ramón López

Markku Simula

Kari Keipi

Carlos Felipe Jaramillo

Olli Haltia

Jared J. Hardner

Marc J. Dourojeanni

Jan G. Laarman

"Forest Resource Policy in Latin America" gathers the thinking of a score of experts on sustainable use and management of forests, including incentives for investment. The authors tackle the thorny social issues of property rights, deforestation, and forest management and ownership by indigenous people and take a hard look at the trade and environmental issues in forest production that will affect future directions for sustainable forestry development in Latin America. Some argue that the main opportunity to conserve natural forests lies in recognizing and paying for the environmental services they provide. In addition, compensatory measures such as the establishment and better management of strictly protected areas appear to be the best tools to delay the loss of ecosystems and species. Alternative forest concession policies and trade and environmental issues in forest production are also analyzed.

Forest Resource Policy in Latin America

From the loss of a couple corporate management positions to giving up a business that was 5 years in the making and had the potential of making him hundreds of thousands of dollars, Richard had to buckle down and press in to God to see what God was doing in his life and where God was taking him. Submitting to God in this way required obedience, sacrifice, patience, and a desire to be only what God wanted him to be, not what he wanted to be or what others thought he should be. The ABC's of MAN ON PURPOSE - 26 steps to become the man you are intended to be, not only gives men 26 vital steps one can take to find out what their God given purpose is; it also tells a story of how Richard was able to overcome his past life of violence, his issues, and addictions to receive his God given purpose to become a MAN ON PURPOSE.

26 Steps to Become the Man You Are Intended to Be

The ABC's of Man on Purpose

Clark H. Pinnock

David Basinger

William Hasker

Voted one of Christianity Today's 1995 Books of the Year! The Openness of God presents a careful and full-orbed argument that the God known through Christ desires "responsive relationship" with his creatures. While it rejects process theology, the book asserts that such classical doctrines as God's immutability, impassibility and foreknowledge demand reconsideration. The authors insist that our understanding of God will be more consistently biblical and more true to the actual devotional lives of Christians if we profess that "God, in grace, grants humans significant freedom" and enters into relationship with a genuine "give-and-take dynamic." The Openness of God is remarkable in its comprehensiveness, drawing from the disciplines of biblical, historical, systematic and philosophical theology. Evangelical and other orthodox Christian philosophers have promoted the "relational" or "personalist" perspective on God in recent decades. Now here is the first major attempt to bring the discussion into the evangelical theological arena.

Parish Book of Chant

Suffering is a deeply personal problem. Why is this happening to me? Guiding readers through the seven most significant theodicies, Richard Rice uses theory and personal stories to help each of us form a response to suffering that is both intellectually satisfying and personally authentic.

Contemporary Responses to the Problem of Pain

Suffering and the Search for Meaning

Richard Rice

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