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Omnipotence is dead. At least it should be. It has no biblical support. And it dies a death of a thousand qualifications in philosophy. Those harmed and hurting wonder why an omnipotent and loving God doesn't prevent pointless pain. Evil buries omnipotence six feet under. But the death of omnipotence is not the death of God. In this ground-breaking book, best-selling and award-winning author Thomas Jay Oord explains why omnipotence sho...

Verletzte Menschen stellen aufrichtige Fragen über Gott und das Leid. Einige "Antworten", die sie erhalten, verweisen auf ein Mysterium: "Gottes Wege sind nicht unsere Wege." Einige Antworten vermitteln, dass Gott das Böse für einen größeren Zweck zulässt. Einige sagen, das Böse sei Gottes Strafe. Diese üblichen Antworten versagen. Sie belegen nicht die Wahrheit, dass Gott jeden immerwährend liebt. "Gott kann das nicht!" gibt hier eine gla...

A masterpiece from the preeminent theologian of love!" A strong case can be made that love is the core of Christian faith. And yet Christians often fail to give love center stage in biblical studies and theology. And most fail to explain what they mean by love. Why is this? Thomas Jay Oord explores this question and offers ground-breaking answers. Oord addresses leading Christian thinkers today and of yesteryear. He explains biblical for...

Thomas Jay Oord is changing the landscape of theology and spirituality. In popular and academic books, Oord addresses the biggest questions we ask. Using philosophy, science, scripture, experience, and more, he offers plausible answers. Sometimes what he says shocks or jars readers, new ideas can have that effect. But many people are finding Oord's work makes better sense of God and life than alternatives. SacraSage Press offers this colle...

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Most theologies suck. They're too technical or they describe a God nobody understands. Sometimes the God portrayed sounds like a controlling boyfriend or absentee parent. Rather than woo or persuade, most theology books clobber readers into submission.This book is different. Thomas Jay Oord presents a theology that makes sense. It fits the way we live our lives and matches our deepest intuitions. To the surprise of some, it harmonizes with sac...

Rarely does a new theological position emerge to account well for life in the world, including not only goodness and beauty but also tragedy and randomness. Drawing from Scripture, science, philosophy and various theological traditions, Thomas Jay Oord offers a novel theology of providenc - essential kenosis - that emphasizes God's inherently noncoercive love in relation to creation.

Wesleyans and Wesleyan theology have long been interested in the sciences. John Wesley kept abreast of scientific developments in his own day, and he engaged science in his theological construction. Divine Grace and Emerging Creation offers explorations by contemporary scholars into the themes and issues pertinent to contemporary science and Wesleyan Theology. In addition to groundbreaking research by leading Wesleyan theologians, Jurgen Moltm...

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Hurting people ask heart-felt questions about God and suffering. Some "answers" they receive appeal to mystery: "God's ways are not our ways". Some answers say God allows evil for a greater purpose. Some say evil is God's punishment.The usual answers fail. They don't support the truth God loves everyone all the time. God Can't gives a believable answer to why a good and powerful God doesn't prevent evil.Author Thomas Jay Oord says God's love i...

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The insights in these 90+ essays are nothing short of inspiring! Their tips on best practices for social engagement, time management, social media as a resource for scholarship or creativity, technology and pedagogy, etc. will help readers tremendously.The contributors are diverse. They include....- Public theologians like Ben Corey, Brian McLaren, and Richard Rohr- Younger scholars like Tripp Fuller, Jory Micah, and Alexis Waggoner- Biblical ...

Open Theology offers an advantageous framework for engaging the sciences. With its emphasis upon creaturely freedom, relationality, realist epistemology, and love, Open Theology makes a fruitful dialogue partner with leading fields and theories in contemporary science.In Creation Made Free, leading proponents of open theism explore natural and social scientific dimensions of reality as these dimensions both inform and are informed by Open Theo...

A short missional book dedicated to the best news you will ever hear: the Gospel. The authors wrote this life-changing simple read for discipleship efforts to those seeking to find answers. It's the perfect missionary tool.

Humans have long wondered about the origin of the universe. And such questions are especially alive today as physicists offer metaphysical theories to account for the emergence of creation. Theists have attributed the universe's origin to divine activity, and many have said God created something from absolute nothingness. The venerable doctrine of creatio ex nihilo especially emphasizes God's initial creating activity. Some contributors to thi...

Humans have long wondered about the origin of the universe. And such questions are especially alive today as physicists offer metaphysical theories to account for the emergence of creation. Theists have attributed the universe's origin to divine activity, and many have said God created something from absolute nothingness. The venerable doctrine of creatio ex nihilo especially emphasizes God's initial creating activity. Some contributors to thi...

Philosophy of Religion: Introductory Essays is a straightforward introduction to the discipline. This book offers a significant introductory essay for a variety of key issues, as well as complete essays on topics rarely found in other texts. These novel offerings fill a void, while breaking new ground for introductory philosophy of religion texts.