In this concise and accessible introduction, Paul Helm outlines for students and interested readers the doctrine of divine providence. Unlike many doctrinal treatments, his approach is not historically oriented. Instead Helm focuses on the underlying metaphysical and moral aspects of God's providence, paying particular attention to the ideas of divine control, providence and evil, and the role of prayer in relationship to providence.
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Paul Helm is a teaching fellow at Regent College, Vancouver, where he was previously the J. I. Packer Professor of Philosophical Theology. Before going to Regent he was professor of history and philosophy of religion at King's College in London. His books include Eternal God; The Providence of God; Faith with Reason; John Calvin's Ideas; and John Calvin: A Guide for the Perplexed.
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'Divine providence', or even 'the providence of God', appears to be a cold, academic abstraction, a matter of concern only to the systematic theologian or the philosopher rather than to the Christian believer. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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'Divine providence', or even 'the providence of God', appears to be a cold, academic abstraction, a matter of concern only to the systematic theologian or the philosopher rather than to the Christian believer. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
indeterministic freedom, divine upholding, middle knowledge, providential rule, scriptural data, providential order, petitionary prayer, providential control, providential activity, evaluative sense Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- The Coherence of Theism (Clarendon Library of Logic and Philosophy) by Richard Swinburne on page 44, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Problem of Evil (Oxford Readings in Philosophy) by Marilyn McCord Adams in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Evil and the God of Love by John Hick on page 206, page 207, and Back Matter
- Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God by J. I. Packer on page 62, and Back Matter
- On Providence and Other Essays by Ulrich Zwingli in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- The God Who Risks: A Theology of Providence by John Sanders on 17 pages
- The God of Miracles: An Exegetical Examination of God's Action in the World by C. John Collins on 7 pages
- Science and Faith: Friends or Foes? by C. John Collins on 5 pages
- Beyond the Bounds: Open Theism and the Undermining of Biblical Christianity by John Piper on 5 pages
- Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Religion by Michael L. Peterson on 4 pages
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