
Divine Providence
God's Love and Human Freedom
Bruce R. Reichenbach(Author)
Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published on 8. September 2016
344 pages
978-1-4982-9286-3 (ISBN)
System requirements
for ePUB without DRM
E-Book Single Licence
You are acquiring a single user licence for this eBook, which you might not transfer. [L]
Available for download
Description
Alles über E-Books | Antworten auf Fragen rund um E-Books, Kopierschutz und Dateiformate finden Sie in unserem Info- & Hilfebereich.
We ask God to involve himself providentially in our lives, yet we cherish our freedom to choose and act. Employing both theological reflection and philosophical analysis, the author explores how to resolve the interesting and provocative puzzles arising from these seemingly conflicting desires. He inquires what sovereignty means and how sovereigns balance their power and prerogatives with the free responses of their subjects. Since we are physically embodied in a physical world, we also need to ask how this is compatible with our being free agents. Providence raises questions about God's fundamental attributes. The author considers what it means to affirm God's goodness as logically contingent, how being almighty interfaces with God's self-limitation, and the persistent problems that arise from claiming that God foreknows the future. Discussion of these divine properties spills over into the related issues of why God allows, or even causes, pain and suffering; why, if God is all-knowing, we need to petition God repeatedly and encounter so many unanswered prayers; and how miracles, as ways God acts in the world, are possible and knowable. Throughout, the author looks at Scripture and attends to how providence deepens our understanding of God and enriches our lives.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Eugene
United States
ISBN-13
978-1-4982-9286-3 (9781498292863)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions

Book
09/2016
Wipf & Stock Publishers
€39.40
Shipment within 15-20 days

Book
09/2016
Wipf & Stock Publishers
€62.50
Shipment within 15-20 days
Person
Bruce R. Reichenbach is Professor Emeritus at Augsburg College, where he taught philosophy for forty-three years. He has also taught at Luther Seminary and at various universities and seminaries in Lesotho, Kenya, China, Liberia, and Ghana. His books include Epistemic Obligations, The Law of Karma, Evil and a Good God, Is Man the Phoenix?, and Reason and Religious Belief (co-authored).
Content
- Intro
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Providence and Sovereignty
- Chapter 2 Providence and Freedom
- Chapter 3 Freedom and Agency
- Chapter 4 God and Goodness
- Chapter 5 God as Omnipotent
- Chapter 6 God as Almighty
- Chapter 7 God's Knowledge
- Chapter 8 The Open View of God's Knowledge
- Chapter 9 When Providence Seems Absent
- Chapter 10 Providence and Petitionary Prayer
- Chapter 11 Providence and Miracles
- Chapter 12 Enjoying the Provider
- Bibliography
- General Index
- Scripture Index
System requirements
File format: ePUB
Copy protection: without DRM (Digital Rights Management)
System requirements:
- Computer (Windows; MacOS X; Linux): Use a reader that can handle the file format ePUB, such as Adobe Digital Editions or FBReader – both free (see eBook Help).
- Tablet/Smartphone (Android; iOS): Install the free app Adobe Digital Editions or the app PocketBook (see eBook Help).
- E-reader: Bookeen, Kobo, Pocketbook, Sony, Tolino and many more (not Kindle).
The file format ePUB works well for novels and non-fiction books – i.e., 'flowing' text without complex layout. On an e-reader or smartphone, line and page breaks automatically adjust to fit the small displays.
This eBook does not use copy protection or Digital Rights Management
For more information, see our eBook Help page.