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    Is Preachability at the Gates of Auschwitz a Proper Measure for Good Theology?

    February 8, 2019 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / No Comments

    On several occasions, I have seen Arminians make the following objection to Calvinism: if you can’t preach this to those who […]

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    arminianism, Auschwitz, Calvinism, open theism, pastoral theology, providence

    Why I’m grateful for open theism (even though I’m not an open theist)

    November 17, 2017 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / 7 Comments

    A few years ago I heard a lady speak on the devastating experience of losing her son. As the extraordinarily […]

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    open theism, problem of evil, problem of suffering, theology

    Why John Sanders won the Unbelievable Debate on Open Theism and Heresy

    May 23, 2016 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / 39 Comments

    The most recent episode of “Unbelievable” featured a debate between open theist John Sanders and Calvinist James White. All in […]

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    Calvinism, doctrine, heresy, James White, John Sanders, Justin Brierley, open theism, orthodoxy, providence, Unbelievable

    Meticulous Providence, Open Theism, and Twittery: A response to Greg Boyd

    November 6, 2015 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / 96 Comments

    The other day I came across this tweet by Greg Boyd (courtesy of a Justin Brierley retweet). The tweet consists […]

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    Greg Boyd, meticulous providence, open theism, twitter, twittery

    62. Paul Helm on God, Time, and Eternity

    February 27, 2015 / Randal / Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist / 38 Comments

    Augustine famously commented on the nature of time, “What, then, is time? If no one ask of me, I know; […]

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    God, interview, open theism, Paul Helm, podcast, providence, theism, theology, time

    “Heresy” and Christian Publishing

    July 29, 2011 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / 25 Comments

    This week I heard from a very intelligent and respected senior member of the evangelical community in North America. Let’s […]

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    Christian publishing, evangelicalism, heresy, open theism, orthodoxy, universalism

    Is God impotent in open theism?

    July 26, 2011 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / 35 Comments

    davidstarlingm explains further why he believes open theism is heretical: it replaces the omniscience of God with a deity whose […]

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    heresy, open theism, orthodoxy

    What do we mean when we call something “heresy”?

    July 22, 2011 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / 15 Comments

    Yesterday Davidstarlingm made the following statement concerning open theism: Open Theism is dangerous because it is very attractive and yet […]

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    heresy, heterodoxy, open theism, orthodoxy

    Inerrancy faces anti-trinitarians, open theists and holocaust deniers

    April 7, 2011 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / 12 Comments

    Ever since its founding the Evangelical Theological Society has required a core confession of its members: the inerrancy of scripture […]

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    anti-semitism, Bruce Ware, Clark Pinnock, ETS, inerrancy, Michael Shermer, open theism, Raul Hilberg, Trinitarianism

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