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Thomas Jay Oord

Actually, God Can: A Response to Thomas Jay Oord (Part 1)

April 24, 2020 by Randal

Last week, I posted a review of Thomas Jay Oord’s book God Can’t. While the book was well written with admirable pastoral sensitivity and compassion for those who suffer, I wasn’t particularly taken with the main argument. Not surprisingly, Dr. Oord was not particularly taken with my review and he posted a response here. Since I […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: problem of evil, providence, theodicy, Thomas Jay Oord

The Questionable Comfort of Impotent Love: A Review of God Can’t

April 17, 2020 by Randal

Thomas Jay Oord. God Can’t: How to Believe in God and Love after Tragedy, Abuse, and Other Evils. SacraSage Press, 2020. “Why God?” It is a question that has been asked by countless people. “Why did you allow me to get cancer?” “Why do you allow children to starve?” “Why do you allow a pandemic like […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: problem of evil, providence, review, Thomas Jay Oord

What do you mean “God can’t”? A response to the Peckham-Oord Debate

February 17, 2020 by Randal

Here are some quick evil thoughts pertaining to the most recent episode of Unbelievable featuring a conversation between John Peckham and Thomas Jay Oord. I’m not going to recap their positions here. Just listen to the show and then join the conversation. First, I didn’t hear enough about John Peckham’s (very Greg Boydian sounding) council […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: John Peckham, problem of evil, Process theism, theodicy, Thomas Jay Oord

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