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Title: Satan & the Problem of Evil: Constructing a Trinitarian Warfare Theodicy by Gregory A. Boyd ISBN: 0-8308-1550-3 Publisher: Intervarsity Press Pub. Date: November, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.59 (22 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: CHAFF OUTWEIGHS WHEAT
Comment: this book is a serious departure from the Bible understanding of God's workings with people on earth.
it seems to me to be highly speculative and philosophic than drawn from a plain reading of scripture's clear texts.
no possible benefit can be derived from pursuing its train of thought.
best to read John Wesley's writings on the subject for a much more accurate view of the Problem of Evil in The Good Lord's world.
CHAFF OUTWEIGHS THE WHEAT
MORE STEAK SAUCE THAN MEAT
Rating: 5
Summary: Thought Provoking
Comment: As a pastor and student of theology, I have leaned more on the Calvinist side of the fence in regards to the free will/sovereignty debate. I understand the implications of different views on God's foreknowledge. My position has always been that much of this issue is mystery and we as finite beings will never fully understand how we can have the experience and responsibility of freedom and yet be created by a God who is omniscient and omnipotent.
The reason, though, that I have always leaned on the Calvinist side is that Reformed theologians always seemed more consistent and cogent in their thoughts. 'Arminian' theology always seemed weak to me. It seemed like it took a middle ground that never cleared up the logical confusion of human freedom and divine foreknowledge. Of course, strict Reformed theology never cleared it up either. It was just comfortable with the logical conclusion that God chooses some to be objects of eternal wrath for His own glory, as well as with the problem of evil in this age. It is honest, but it's honest conclusion does not line up with the God of love who wills that all men be saved. But due to the weakness of Arminian scholarship, I accepted most of classic Calvinism (except for limited atonement) and chalked my confusion up to mystery.
Gregory Boyd's two-fold work in God at War and Satan & the Problem of Evil is the first that I have read from 'the other side' that has provoked me to much thought. I have never been 'open' to openness theology (and have thus never read anything from this stream until now) because of its association with process theology, but after reading Boyd's work I see that openness is not an embracing of process thought. Though I do not agree with everything Boyd has written, his understanding of & respect for Scripture are definitely within the bounds of evangelicalism (regardless of what other reviewers on this site have written- these reviews smack of hyper-Calvinists who think that anyone who is not a strict 5 point Calvinist is a heretic!) The problem of evil and an honest, biblical understanding of foreknowledge are too large of issues to be settled in one book, but this volume has made me think about openness thought in a new light. I recommend it to anyone who is delving into these deep things regarding God's foreknowledge and our freedom & responsibility as His creatures. All glory to Him!
Rating: 5
Summary: Well written
Comment: I don't have to agree with Boyd's conclusions, no one does. Regardless of whether or not I agree this work was still fantastic. I think it brings balance to any of us who think we "know it all" as one of the reviewers below seems to believe about himself. Human beings will worship anything including doctrinal certainty. What a joke! (how many reviews did that guy write?) I'm sure Satan is pleased to see such an attitude among one who claims to confess Christ.
Anywho, this book is must read for any evangelical. It deserves to be given a fair hearing with an open mind. Don't reject it because it challenges your secure doctrinal standing. Rather, use discernment and pray that God will reveal what needs to be revealed. Lets all try to trust God a little more eh?
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Title: God at War: The Bible & Spiritual Conflict by Gregory A. Boyd ISBN: 0830818855 Publisher: Intervarsity Press Pub. Date: September, 1997 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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Title: Is God to Blame?: Moving Beyond Pat Answers to the Problem of Evil by Gregory A. Boyd ISBN: 0830823948 Publisher: Intervarsity Press Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: God of the Possible: A Biblical Introduction to the Open View of God by Gregory A. Boyd ISBN: 080106290X Publisher: Baker Book House Pub. Date: April, 2000 List Price(USD): $13.99 |
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Title: Letters from a Skeptic by Gregory A. Boyd, Edward K. Boyd ISBN: 1564762440 Publisher: Chariot Victor Books Pub. Date: January, 1994 List Price(USD): $13.99 |
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Title: The God Who Risks: A Theology of Providence by John Sanders ISBN: 0830815015 Publisher: Intervarsity Press Pub. Date: November, 1998 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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