Open Theism - Society of Evangelical Arminians https://evangelicalarminians.org Not willing that any should perish Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:28:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://evangelicalarminians.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/footer-logo-60x60.png Open Theism - Society of Evangelical Arminians https://evangelicalarminians.org 32 32 224740200 Video: Discussion with Dr. Alan Rhoda on Open Theism https://evangelicalarminians.org/video-discussion-with-dr-alan-rhoda-on-open-theism/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:28:21 +0000 https://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=33582 The video below may also be accessed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/LhMVxxLLaok?t=2. In this discussion, Arminian Molinist Dan Chapa discusses Open Theism with Open Theism scholar Dr. Alan Rhoda. The conversation explores whether the future is…

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]]> 33582 Roy Ingle, “What Unites and Divides Arminians from Open Theists” https://evangelicalarminians.org/roy-ingle-what-unites-and-divides-arminians-from-open-theists/ Thu, 12 Jun 2025 13:28:32 +0000 https://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=28351 Many Calvinists make the claim that Arminianism and Open Theism are essentially one and the same or at best Open Theism is the logical conclusion of the Arminian view of free will. I have read…

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]]> 28351 Three Brief Book Reviews by Roy Ingle https://evangelicalarminians.org/three-brief-book-reviews-by-roy-ingle/ Fri, 28 Mar 2025 11:00:54 +0000 https://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=27572 Here are a few books I have read lately. 1. Perspectives on the Doctrine of God: Four Views edited by Bruce Ware. This book, edited by Bruce Ware, was good, solid, deep, theological reading. The book,…

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]]> 27572 Roy Ingle, “God and History” https://evangelicalarminians.org/roy-ingle-god-and-history/ Wed, 08 Jan 2025 11:00:45 +0000 https://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=27386 “Who is like Me? Let him proclaim and declare it; Yes, let him recount to Me in order, from the time that I established the ancient nation. And let them declare to them the things…

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]]> 27386 Video: Arminian Review of the Open Theism Debate Between Calvinist James White and Open Theist Tim Barber https://evangelicalarminians.org/video-arminian-review-of-the-open-theism-debate-between-calvinist-james-white-and-open-theist-tim-barber/ Thu, 15 Aug 2024 11:00:30 +0000 https://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=27062 SEA members Chris Bastedo, Richard Ellis, and Dan Chapa review the recent debate on “Does God know the future exhaustively and perfectly?” between Calvinist James White and Open Theist Tim Barber. We bring an Arminian…

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]]> 27062 Is the Arminian View of Certain Attributes of God Shaped by Greek Philosophy as Some Charge Against Calvinism? https://evangelicalarminians.org/is-the-arminian-view-of-certain-attributes-of-god-shaped-by-greek-philosophy-as-some-charge-against-calvinism/ Wed, 20 Feb 2019 07:00:43 +0000 http://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=19507 On his website, Arminian Perspectives, Ben Henshaw has a questions page at which he answers questions about Arminianism and Calvinism that visitors to his site pose in the comment section of the page. The following is a question…

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]]> 19507 Who Speaks For Arminianism https://evangelicalarminians.org/who-speaks-for-arminianism/ Thu, 30 Mar 2017 08:18:15 +0000 http://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=15464 [All footnotes link to the original post]   What is Arminianism? This sounds like it should be a simple matter. Simply look it up a dictionary and read what’s there. But there is a problem.…

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]]> 15464 God, Predestination & Foreknowledge https://evangelicalarminians.org/god-predestination-foreknowledge/ Mon, 13 Feb 2017 10:55:22 +0000 http://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=15752 I recently heard someone say that God is watching and waiting, to see what we are going to do and what choices we will make. This person went on to say that because God is…

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]]> 15752 Ben Witherington and Roger Olson, “Roger Olson’s Arminian Theology – Part 15” https://evangelicalarminians.org/ben-witherington-and-roger-olson-roger-olsons-arminian-theology-part-15/ Wed, 08 Feb 2017 05:49:45 +0000 http://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=15923 BEN: Your discussion of open theism is interesting, and I wonder if since your book was published (2006), you’ve settled the matter in your mind. For my part, I have rejected open theism. I think…

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]]> 15923 Ben Witherington and Keith Stanglin, Jacob Arminius, Theologian of Grace – Part Fourteen https://evangelicalarminians.org/ben-witherington-and-keith-stanglin-jacob-arminius-theologian-of-grace-part-fourteen/ Fri, 05 Aug 2016 12:48:23 +0000 http://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=14276 BEN: As we conclude this discussion, let’s talk about the practical implications of Arminius’ thought for today. It seems clear to me that Arminius, and Wesley as well, would have rejected recent ideas that have…

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