Christopher A. Hall
and John Sanders
Baker Academic,
222 pp., $17.99/span>
Evangelicals have bitterly debated open theism for nearly a decade. Here Christopher Hall, professor of biblical and theological studies at Eastern University, and John Sanders, professor of religion and theology at Huntington College, model how Christians who disagree about theology can learn from each other.
Hall and open-theism advocate Sanders tease out the issues through an exchange of 37 e-mails (the first nine appeared in CHRISTIANITY TODAY in May and June 2001). They debate a host of related issues, including prayer, the impassibility of God, and the problem of evil.
"Those who think they can merely cite a few biblical texts to settle this debate will learn that it is not so simple—for either side," write the authors. Each is quick to critique the other's arguments, and the conversation often heats up. Still, while striving for integrity in their theology, the authors' affection for each other shines through.
Christians on both sides of the openness debate, or those wanting to investigate it for the first time, will find this a balanced and stimulating resource.
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