Table of Contents
Preface viii
Chapter 1 Plotting the Course and Gathering the 1 (18)
Supplies
Plotting the Course 1 (3)
Gathering the Supplies 4 (13)
Evaluative Criteria 4 (7)
Major Themes 11 (6)
The Voyage Begins... 17 (2)
Chapter 2 Charting the Waters of Calvinism 19 (48)
Representatives of the Calvinistic Model 20 (29)
Augustine 20 (15)
Between Augustine and Calvin 35 (6)
Calvin 41 (5)
After Calvin 46 (3)
Evaluating the Calvinistic Model 49 (17)
The Problem of Human Responsibility 50 (4)
The Problem of Divine Justice 54 (3)
The Problem of Divine Responsibility 57 (4)
The Problem of Divine-Human Interpersonal 61 (1)
Relationships
Divine Atemporality, Immutability and 62 (1)
Personhood
The Problem of Evil 63 (3)
Preliminary Conclusion 66 (1)
Chapter 3 Charting the Waters of Arminianism 67 (38)
Representatives of the Arminian Model 68 (21)
Patristic Writers 68 (3)
Semi-Pelagians and Medieval Catholic 71 (6)
Theology
James Arminius 77 (7)
John Wesley 84 (4)
Contemporary Arminians 88 (1)
Evaluating the Arminian Model 89 (15)
Incompatibility with Divine Sovereignty 90 (5)
Proneness Toward Works-Righteousness 95 (3)
The Problem of Indeterministic Freedom 98 (3)
Divine Atemporality, Immutability and 101 (1)
Personhood
The Incompatibility of Freedom and Divine 102 (1)
Foreknowledge
The Utility of Foreknowledge for 103 (1)
Providential Care
Preliminary Conclusion 104 (1)
Chapter 4 Charting the Waters of Open Theism 105 (40)
Basic Themes of Open Theism 106 (21)
Rejection of Divine Foreknowledge 107 (7)
Rejection of the Static Model of God 114 (1)
The Divine Nature and Knowledge 115 (9)
The Divine Rulership and Salvation 124 (2)
Simple Foreknowledge and Providence 126 (1)
Evaluating Open Theism 127 (16)
Sovereignty, Works-Righteousness and Freedom 128 (1)
Freedom and Interpersonal Relations 129 (1)
Divine Foreknowledge and the Bible 129 (6)
Divine Foreknowledge and Providential 135 (1)
Control
Divine Risk and Trustworthiness 136 (7)
Preliminary Conclusion 143 (2)
Chapter 5 Navigating the Storm I: Steering 145 (40)
Toward the Biblical Lighthouse
Divine Causality 146 (24)
Arminian/Open Theistic Passages 146 (4)
Calvinistic Passages 150 (4)
Strategies for Evaluating the Biblical Data 154 (3)
An Arminian Interpretation 157 (8)
Appeal to Progressive Revelation 165 (5)
Prevenient Grace 170 (13)
A Traditional Arminian Defense 171 (4)
Alternative Armiman Defenses of Prevenient 175 (8)
Grace
Conclusion 183 (2)
Chapter 6 Navigating the Storm II: Sailing with 185 (58)
the Winds of Logic
A Conditioned God? 185 (7)
A Timeless, Immutable, Personal and 192 (7)
Interpersonal God?
The Coherence of Divine Timelessness 192 (3)
Timelessness and a Personal and 195 (4)
Interpersonal God
Foreknowledge and Freedom 199 (12)
Providential Control and Foreknowledge 211 (30)
Middle Knowledge 212 (17)
The Conditional Will-Actual Foreknowledge 229 (12)
Model
Conclusion 241 (2)
Chapter 7 Caring for the Crew 243 (46)
The Voyage Thus Far 243 (3)
Petitionary Prayer 246 (3)
The Problem of Evil 249 (6)
Evangelism 255 (3)
Divine Guidance 258 (30)
Divine Guidance and Calvinism 259 (4)
Arminianism and Divine Knowledge of the 263 (8)
Best Life-Course
Simple Foreknowledge and Specific Advice 271 (9)
Arminianism and General Divine Guidance 280 (4)
Possible Problems 284 (4)
Conclusion 288 (1)
Epilogue Safe at Port? 289 (2)
Bibliography 291 (8)
Index 299
