The Christian Transhumanist Podcast

Ep 9: Thomas Jay Oord and the Open Future of God

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In this episode, Micah Redding & Thomas Jay Oord talk about free will, predestination, and the open-ended future of God - and explore deep questions about miracles, science, and recent blockbuster movies.

  • Thomas Jay Oord's blog and new book, The Uncontrolling Love of God
  • What is open theism?
  • Why open theism sounds different than traditional theology, and the three options: Calvinism, Arminianism, and Openness.
  • The things that lead people to embrace open theism, including: scripture, theology, philosophy, and science
  • Scriptures about God changing his mind
  • Abraham and Moses argue with God, shouldn't you?
  • Open theism & eschatology
  • What Jesus doesn't know
  • Your grandmother is an open theist
  • What you do really matters
  • How to find God's wonderful plan for your life
  • God in an Open Universe
  • Science and the question of whether time is real
  • John Polkinghorne
  • Miracles and the anthropic principle
  • Exodus: Gods and Kings and some of the controversy about its miracles
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