A Four Views on Divine Providence

<p><strong>Questions about divine providence have preoccupied Christians for generations: to what degree does God concern himself with and intervene in the affairs of everyday life? </strong></p><p>This book introduces readers to four prevailing views on divine providence with particular attention to the questions of human free will the problem of evil and God's perception of time.</p><p>Volume contributors and their basic viewpoints are: </p><ul><li>Paul Helseth - God causes every creaturely event that occurs. </li><li>William Lane Craig - through his middle knowledge God controls the course of worldly affairs without predetermining any creatures' free decisions.</li><li>Ron Highfield - God controls creatures by liberating their decision-making. </li><li>Gregory Boyd - human decisions can be free only if God neither determines nor knows what they will be.</li></ul><p>Introductory and closing essays by Dennis Jowers give relevant background and guide readers toward their own informed beliefs about divine providence.</p><p><em>Four Views on Divine Providence</em> helps readers think theologically and biblically about all the issues involved in exploring this doctrine. The point-counterpoint format reveals the assumptions and considerations that drive equally learned and sincere theologians to disagreement with each other. It unearths the genuinely decisive issues beneath a philosophically dense debate. </p><p><strong>The Counterpoints series presents a comparison and critique of scholarly views on topics important to Christians that are both fair-minded and respectful of the biblical text. Each volume is a one-stop reference that allows readers to evaluate the different positions on a specific issue and form their own educated opinion.</strong></p><p> </p>