Surprising God

Aug 01 2024 26 ep. 37 mins 8
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A podcast about open theism and being children of a kenotic God.

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Open Theism in the Church Fathers?

Aug 01 2024 10 mins  
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! YOU can join future Surprising God conversations at SurprisingGod.com! Episode 26 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The Training of K

A Courage Worse than Cowardice?

Jul 17 2024 12 mins  
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? YOU can join future Surprising God conversations at SurprisingGod.com! Episode 25 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To:

Does Plausibility and Beauty Matter in Our Doctrine of God?

Jun 26 2024 17 mins  
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. YOU can join future Surprising God conversations at SurprisingGod.com! Episode 24 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Que

Greg Boyd: Evolving as an Open Theist

May 03 2024 81 mins  
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! YOU can join future Surprising God conversations at SurprisingGod.com! Episode 23 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books:

If Love Requires Free Choice, How Could a Baby Get Into Heaven?

Apr 02 2024 9 mins  
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. YOU can join future Surprising God conversations at SurprisingGod.com! Episode 22 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: @SurprisingGodFacebook:

Alan Rhoda on Open Theism

Mar 08 2024 65 mins  
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/ YOU ca

Is Power Fundamentally Social?

Mar 07 2024 11 mins  
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 no power. • If that God had no power, that God could not

Can BOTH God AND God's People Exert Power in Creation? Digging in to Thomas Oord's New Book

Feb 24 2024 23 mins  
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 are God. Dan thinks through some potential problems with this line of thought. YOU can join future Surpr

Does Open Theism "Bring God Down to the Human Level"?

Feb 20 2024 7 mins  
Dan looks at the potential arrogance of open theism in light of the good news of incarnation. YOU can join future Surprising God conversations at SurprisingGod.com! Episode 18 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: @SurprisingGodFacebook: SurprisingGod Dan on X: @thatdankent

The Improvisational God. What Improv Might Teach Us About God's Creation. The Samuel Tanner Interview.

Feb 11 2024 61 mins  
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 YOU can join future Surprising God conversations at SurprisingGod.com! Episode 17 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The Training o