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Surprising God
by Dan Kent
A podcast about open theism and being children of a kenotic God.
Episodes
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The Power or the Right? How Augustine was Led Astray
Dan reads ancient texts to find flaws in Augustine's interpretation of John 1:12 and Philippians 1:29. Episode 58 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: @SurprisingGod Facebook: SurprisingGod Dan on X: @thatdankent
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William Lane Craig on So Called Open Theists
Dan challenges William Lane Craig's claim that open theists have a radical notion of God's knowledge. Episode 57 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: @SurprisingGod Facebook: SurprisingGod Dan on X: @thatdankent
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The Forgotten Trinity? Or the Irrelevant Trinity?
Dan gets critical about James White's book "The Forgotten Trinity." Episode 56 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: @SurprisingGod Facebook: SurprisingGod Dan on X: @thatdankent
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Delighting in the Trinity
Dan gushes with positivity when talking about "Delighting in the Trinity" by Michael Reeves. Episode 55 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: @SurprisingGod Facebook: SurprisingGod Dan on X: @thatdankent
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Spiration Sickness: Initial Thoughts on Trinity Research
Dan shares his initial thoughts and frustrations about academic writings on the Trinity. Episode 54 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: @SurprisingGod Facebook: SurprisingGod Dan on X: @thatdankent
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You Are Your Own. Or Are You?
Dan looks at zoochosis, as discussed in Alan Nobles wonderful book: You Are Not Your Own: Belonging to God in an Inhuman World. Episode 53 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: @SurprisingGod Facebook:...
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Why We Cannot Prove (or Disprove) Free Will
Dan looks at why we cannot prove, or disprove free will—and also offers some thoughts on life and gambling. Episode 52 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: @SurprisingGod Facebook: SurprisingGod Dan on X:...
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Can Molinism Defend Against Claims of Fatalism?
In his book, The Only WIse God, William Lane Craig defends Molinism against the claim that a God who knows everything everyone will ever do is a fatalistic theology. Episode 51 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Surprising God…
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What Might True Supernatural Knowledge Look Like?
In his book, The Only WIse God, William Lane Craig ponders the supernatural knowledge of Jesus. But when he gets down to the gritty work of describing that knowledge, he ends up with something rather mundane. Dan argues that true supernatural knowledge looks far greater than what Craig's theology...
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Who Told You that You were Autonomous?
In Bobby Jamieson's excellent book, "Everything is Never Enough," Jamieson argues that humans are not autonomous because they depend on creation. Since people depend on forces outside themselves for survival, and because they did not create themselves and cannot sustain themselves, Jamieson says...
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A Strange Consequence of Compatibilism
People will try to make free will compatible with a whole host of things that, on the face of it, seem determined. Folks will try to make free will compatible with philosophical materialism (all that exists are matter and energy), a settled future (Arminianism), and God's meticulous decree...
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My Favorite William Lane Craig Quote Against Determinism
William Lane Craig beautifully describes the vertigo experienced when contemplating determinism. Dan Kent asks whether conteplating free will might create an obverse vertigo. Episode 47 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To:...
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What is the Story of Joseph Really About?
Timothy Keller argues that the story of Joseph in the Old Testament is about God's control. Dan argues that the story is more about Joseph's control. What do you think? Episode 46 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Surprising…
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Is Open Theism the Only View that Makes Sense of Sabbath?
Calvin says God does everything, and everything that happens is because God brings it about. God never rests. But Sabbath is to rest, and we are told God rests. How can a God who does everything rest? Dan discusses... Episode 45 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The...
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Does Love Trust All Things, or Believe All Things?
The love passage of 1 Corinthians 13 says that love means to trust. Some translations say love "believes all things." Why the different translations? Which is right? What difference does it make? Dan discusses... Episode 44 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Sermon: Love Trusts Dan's books…
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Does God Do Everything for Us? A Look at 1 Corinthians 15:10
Grab your favorite brand of spinach and join Dan Kent as he explores 1 Corinthians 15:10, where Paul says that he is what he is because of God's grace. Does this mean everything Paul is and everything Paul does is actually God acting through Paul? Dan discusses. Episode 43 YouTube Channel:...
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What Does Grammar Say About God?
Dan Kent tries to show why grammar might be more interesting than your school teachers led you to believe. Episode 42 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: @SurprisingGod Facebook: SurprisingGod Dan on X:...
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What is Theological Memoir?
Dan Kent tries to define Theological Memoir. Episode 41 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: @SurprisingGod Facebook: SurprisingGod Dan on X: @thatdankent
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Law and Loathing: What Calvin Gets Right and Wrong About the First Function of the Law
Dan Kent looks at Calvin's claim that the first function of the Law is to convince us of our weakness and sin. Episode 40 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: @SurprisingGod Facebook: SurprisingGod Dan on X:...
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What Does Jesus Mean by "Apart from me you can do nothing"?
Dan Kent looks at John 15:5. What does it mean when Jesus tells his disciples: "apart from me you can do nothing"? Does that mean God does everything through us? Episode 39 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Surprising God on X:...
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RC Sproul and His Rotten Hermeneutic and Atonement Theology
Dan Kent considers RC Sproul's self-loathing and how that might have influenced the development of his theology—including his claim: "What we are saved from, in Biblical terms of salvation, is God Himself." Episode 38 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The Training of...
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When is the Will Free? Peter van Inwagen Enters the Chat
Dan Kent breaks down Peter van Inwagen's classic article "When is the Will Free," highlighting how the article exposes common problems with the academic attempt to understand free will—especially the attempt to prove or disprove its reality. Episode 37 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books:...
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Does Open Theism Collapse Under the Weight of Psalm 139?
Andrew Wilson claims that Psalm 139 poses and "enormous challenge" for open theists, as it claims that God knows all the days formed for me, even days that are still to come. Dan shows why this argument poses little challenge at all to open theists. Episode 36 YouTube Channel: Surprising God…
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What is the Future of Process Theism?
David Ray Griffin casts a prophetic vision for process theism. In the clearing fog of the future, he sees it ascending the throne of contemporary theology—anointed by theologians, robed by scientists, and crowned by the zeitgeist. Is he right? Dan Kent reflects... Episode 35 YouTube Channel:...
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God Works? Only Open Theism Says Yes.
What does it mean to say that God "works all things according to the purposes of his will"? How can we understand God clocking in for a shift in his sovereign occupation? Episode 34 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Surprising...
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Did Open Theism Break Norman Geisler's Heart?
Dan considers Norman Geisler's resignation from the ETS after his failed attempt to oust Greg Boyd, John Sanders, and Clark Pinnock. Episode 33 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: @SurprisingGod Facebook:...
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Can God Actually Rest? Can God Sabbath?
Dan considers what it might mean for a God who sustains everything... to rest. Episode 32 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: @SurprisingGod Facebook: SurprisingGod Dan on X: @thatdankent
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If Love is Risky, How Can the Triune God Be Love?
Dan considers the risks of love. Episode 31 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: @SurprisingGod Facebook: SurprisingGod Dan on X: @thatdankent
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Only Open Theism Makes Sense of Miracles
Dan talks about miracles. Episode 30 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: @SurprisingGod Facebook: SurprisingGod Dan on X: @thatdankent
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What Would Moses Think of Calvin's View of the Law?
Calvin says the primary role of the Law is to humble our hearts, which are blinded and drunk with pride. Is that right? Dan throws shade. Episode 29 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: @SurprisingGod…
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Can God Give a New Will Without Creating a New Person?
Calvin talks about God giving us a new will. Is this possible? Isn't a person, when you get down to it, simply a will in a body? Episode 28 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: @SurprisingGod Facebook:...
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What Does the Worst Movie Line Ever Say About Calvinism?
How does Calvin protect the idea of meritorious reward under the thumbs of his all-controlling God? Episode 27 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Surprising God on X: @SurprisingGod Facebook: SurprisingGod Dan on X: @thatdankent
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Open Theism in the Church Fathers?
As I build an aggragate argument for open theism in the early church I thought I'd share a couple gems with you here. The first is from The Epistle to Diognetus. The second is from Irenaeus's "Against Heresies." Enjoy! YOU can join future Surprising God conversations at SurprisingGod.com! Episode...
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A Courage Worse than Cowardice?
Paul Helseth says that "true courage" is knowing God has your death all planned out and facing every moment knowing nothing depends on you. Is that right? Dan doesn't think so. What do YOU think? YOU can join future Surprising God conversations at SurprisingGod.com! Episode 25 YouTube Channel:...
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Does Plausibility and Beauty Matter in Our Doctrine of God?
Does plausibility and beauty matter in our doctrine of God? Mark Talbot says "no." To him, all that matters is what we find in the Bible. But is this enough? I offer FIVE problems with Talbot's perspective. YOU can join future Surprising God conversations at SurprisingGod.com! Episode 24 YouTube...
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Greg Boyd: Evolving as an Open Theist
This conversation covered a great deal of topics, and the Surprising God Think Tank did not disappoint! From his time as a Calvinist, to his controversy around open theism, to his current mindset about God and free will, Greg gets to the heart of it all! YOU can join future Surprising God...
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If Love Requires Free Choice, How Could a Baby Get Into Heaven?
If love is not love unless it is freely chosen—which is pretty central for many open theists—then how can babies go to heaven? Dan takes the case. YOU can join future Surprising God conversations at SurprisingGod.com! Episode 22 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The...
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Alan Rhoda on Open Theism
One model to understand all the perspectives about God's foreknowledge? Alan Rhoda sits down with the Surprising God think tank to discuss his new book on Open Theism (you can check it out HERE: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009349390). You can order Alan Rhoda's new book here…
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Is Power Fundamentally Social?
Dan looks at another argument in Thomas Jay Oord's new book: The Death of Omnipotence and Birth of Amipotence. Oord takes the premises: • Power is fundamentally social (it must be exercised on something). • Power does not exist in absolute isolation and he infers: • If God once existed without...
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Can BOTH God AND God's People Exert Power in Creation? Digging in to Thomas Oord's New Book
Dan looks at an argument in Thomas Jay Oord's new book: The Death of Omnipotence and Birth of Amipotence. If it's true that "To exist is to exert power," what if we claim that God exerts all power? It seems to lead to the following disjunct: either (1) we do not exist or (2) we are God. Dan…
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Does Open Theism "Bring God Down to the Human Level"?
Dan looks at the potential arrogance of open theism in light of the good news of incarnation. YOU can join future Surprising God conversations at SurprisingGod.com! Episode 18 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Surprising God on...
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The Improvisational God. What Improv Might Teach Us About God's Creation. The Samuel Tanner Interview.
The Surprising God Think Tank welcomes Samuel Tanner to discuss how improv might inform us about how God might perform sovereignly over his living creation. You can connect with Samuel Tanner at his website: samjtanner.com YOU can join future Surprising God conversations at SurprisingGod.com!...
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Anthropomorphism Problems: Do We Learn Anything About God From Jesus?
Dan wrestles with Ardel Caneday and Michael Horton about what can be known about God. YOU can join future Surprising God conversations at SurprisingGod.com! Episode 16 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Twitter: @SurprisingGod...
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Deep Questions with Joshua L Rasmussen
The Surprising God Think Tank welcomes Joshua L. Rasmussen in where we talk about everything from God's being, human consciousness, divine revelation, sin, and SO MUCH MORE! You can learn more about Joshua at JoshuaLRasmussen.com Pick up Joshua's book How Reason Can Lead to God YOU can join…
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The Direction of Piety
YOU can join the conversation at SurprisingGod.com! Episode 14 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Twitter: @SurprisingGod Facebook: SurprisingGod Twitter: @thatdankent
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A Response to John Piper's Irresistible Grace Thought Experiment
YOU can join the conversation at SurprisingGod.com! Episode 13 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Twitter: @SurprisingGod Facebook: SurprisingGod Twitter: @thatdankent
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What Did C.S. Lewis Think About Open Theism?
YOU can join the conversation at SurprisingGod.com! Episode 12 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Twitter: @SurprisingGod Facebook: SurprisingGod Twitter: @thatdankent
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On Open Theism and Experiencing God, with Jesse Birkey
YOU can join the conversation at SurprisingGod.com! Episode 11 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Twitter: @SurprisingGod Facebook: SurprisingGod Twitter: @thatdankent
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Is Evil and Suffering Inherently Pointless for Open Theists?
YOU can join the conversation at SurprisingGod.com! Episode 10 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Twitter: @SurprisingGod Facebook: SurprisingGod Twitter: @thatdankent
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Reflections on Providence in a Pagan Milieu
YOU can join the conversation at SurprisingGod.com! Episode 9 YouTube Channel: Surprising God Dan's books: Confident Humility The Training of KX12 Send Questions To: Twitter: @SurprisingGod Facebook: SurprisingGod Twitter: @thatdankent
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