As I build an aggragate argument for open theism in the early church I thought I’d share a couple gems with you here. The first is from The Epistle to Diognetus. The second is from Irenaeus’s “Against Heresies.” Enjoy! Episode 26 __ __ __ https://traffic.libsyn.com/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/SurprisingGod_026_DiognetusIrenaeus.mp3 __ __ YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan’s books: Confident Humility…

Paul Helseth says that “true courage” is knowing God has your death all planned out and facing every moment knowing nothing depends on you. Is that right? Dan doesn’t think so. What do YOU think? Episode 25 __ __ __ https://traffic.libsyn.com/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/SurprisingGod_025_Courage.mp3 __ __ YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan’s books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12…

Does plausibility and beauty matter in our doctrine of God? Mark Talbot says “no.” To him, all that matters is what we find in the Bible. But is this enough? I offer FIVE problems with Talbot’s perspective. Episode 24 __ __ __ https://traffic.libsyn.com/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/SurprisingGod_024_ScripturePlausible.mp3 __ __ YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan’s books: Confident Humility The Training…

This conversation covered a great deal of topics, and the Surprising God Think Tank did not disappoint! From his time as a Calvinist, to his controversy around open theism, to his current mindset about God and free will, Greg gets to the heart of it all!  Episode 23 __ __ __ https://traffic.libsyn.com/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/SurprisingGod_023_GregBoyd.mp3 __ __ YouTube…

If love is not love unless it is freely chosen—which is pretty central for many open theists—then how can babies go to heaven? Dan takes the case. Episode 22 __ __ __ https://traffic.libsyn.com/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/SurprisingGod_022_Babies.mp3 __ __ YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan’s books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Twitter: @SurprisingGod Facebook: SurprisingGod Twitter:…

One model to understand all the perspectives about God’s foreknowledge? Alan Rhoda sits down with the Surprising God think tank to discuss his new book on Open Theism (you can check it out HERE: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009349390).  You can order Alan Rhoda’s new book here: https://a.co/d/egm2gbJ Read more of Alan’s thoughts here: http://alanrhoda.net/wordpress/ Episode 21 __ __…

Dan looks at another argument in Thomas Jay Oord’s new book: The Death of Omnipotence and Birth of Amipotence. Oord takes the premises: • Power is fundamentally social (it must be exercised on something). • Power does not exist in absolute isolation and he infers: • If God once existed without creation, that God had…

Dan looks at an argument in Thomas Jay Oord’s new book: The Death of Omnipotence and Birth of Amipotence. If it’s true that “To exist is to exert power,” what if we claim that God exerts all power? It seems to lead to the following disjunct: either (1) we do not exist or (2) we…

We’re just getting started. I hope you join in for the ride. YOU can join at SurprisingGod.com! Episode 18 __ __ __ https://traffic.libsyn.com/21cff55e-730d-4e9b-bee4-af59d8175778/SurprisingGod_018_BringingGodDOwn.mp3 __ __ YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan’s books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Twitter: @SurprisingGod Facebook: SurprisingGod Twitter: @thatdankent

The Surprising God Think Tank welcomes Samuel Tanner to discuss how improv might inform us about how God might perform sovereignly over his living creation. You can connect with Samuel Tanner at his website: samjtanner.com We’re just getting started. I hope you join in for the ride. YOU can join at SurprisingGod.com! Episode 17 __ __…