Introduction to open theism
pp. 263-275
in: Jeanine Diller, Asa Kasher (eds), Models of God and alternative ultimate realities, Berlin, Springer, 2013Abstract
Open theism is the "newest" of the theisms in this part of the book, except for some of the emerging "end of being theologies' explored in the sixth section. While all of the key theological/philosophical commitments affirmed by open theists have been, and continue to be, affirmed by proponents of other theisms, the classification of a specific set of these commitments as "open theism" is relatively recent (1994). Accordingly, both proponents and critics are still in the process of attempting to clarify both the key theological/philosophical concepts in question and their implications for practical Christian living. This has understandably led to significant confusion on the part of many encountering open theism for the first time.