Amipotence

<p>God is not omnipotent nor impotent but amipotent.</p><p>At least that's what Thomas Jay Oord argues. In <em>The Death of Omnipotence and Birth of Amipotence </em>and other books Oord makes biblical philosophical theological and experiential cases against omnipotence. </p><p>Oord does more than deconstruct omnipotence however. He offers amipotence to replace it. This new word and idea points to the power of God's uncontrolling love. </p><p>Because an uncontrolling God loves everyone and everything an amipotent God <em>can't</em> control anyone or anything. This is good news! And yet an amipotent God is stronger than any rival and the strongest plausibly conceivable power. That's good news too!</p><p>Amipotence fits scripture better than omnipotence says Oord. And it avoids philosophical contradictions. Amipotence overcomes the problem of evil and answers questions left unanswered by other views of God's power.</p><p>But is amipotence true? Is it <em>really </em>better than other views? Does amipotence have support? And what are its implications?</p><p>This book combines a two-volume set of essays exploring amipotence. </p>