As I'm sure many of you are aware, Clark Pinnock has a new book out The Most Moved Mover, Baker 2001. We are going to read through it and discuss it on
the foreknowledge Yahoo group.
I would encourage any of you who are interested to come on over
(instructions on the link or you can e-mail me privately
Joe Moore).
As listowner (not moderator unless necessary) of the list, my purpose is to
keep our main focus on the foreknowledge aspect. Other aspects of open
theology obviously will come in, but the focus should be foreknowledge.
I would ask a few things:
- If you cannot take the time to read the book (not just reviews), don't
participate in the discussion of the book. Go ahead and sign up for the
list if you want to hear the discussion, but don't speculate about what the
author says or use second-hand sources to address what the author is saying.
- If your mind is already made up on ALL ASPECTS of open theology, again,
listen in if you want but don't assume all Christians are ready to
understand your views exactly the way you are saying them. Open discussion
*DOES NOT* mean there is no right answer. It simply means that it takes a
lot of time and hard work to understand each other enough to even BEGIN to
discuss core issues. Even after that understanding is reached, the core
issues often have many sides which SEEM to conflict. The Bible is our
source of understanding but we cannot afford to use small parts of the Bible
as a lens through which to exegete the rest.
I am NOT a proponent or opponent of open theology as a whole. Most of you who know me
realize that I'm struggling with foreknowledge specifically. This is one of
the ways I'm trying to grapple with that subject in a biblical way.
This is a good opportunity for those of us in all stages of understanding
this view to come to grips with it.
Joe Moore
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