Abstract:
Open theism is a theological position taken by a number of scholars and deals with human free
will and its relationship to God, including the nature of the future. This brief article explores
this relationship and challenges the tenets of open theism by arguing that it is a flawed
system. The major thrust of the article asks two questions: Firstly, are the views of open theism
consistent with God’s divine attributes, namely all-knowing and all-powerful. Secondly, how
should Christians relate their beliefs to a particular Zeitgeist?
Description:
This article is based on the
research of extraordinary
lecturer Mark Pretorius
for his PhD dissertation,
entitled ‘Exploring the
interaction between
theology and science, with
special reference to the
understanding of reality’. The
research is done under the
supervision of Prof. Dr Johan
Buitendag, Department of
Dogmatics and Christian
Ethics, Faculty of Theology,
University of Pretoria (2005).
