The God who Risks: A Theology of ProvidenceIn The God Who Risks, theologian John Sanders enlightens pastors and lay persons who struggle with questions about suffering, evil and human free will. |
Contents
Acknowledgments | 7 |
The Nature of the Task | 15 |
Old Testament Materials for a Relational View of Providence | 39 |
New Testament Materials for a Relational View of Providence | 90 |
Divine Relationality in the Christian Tradition | 140 |
Risk and the Divine Character | 167 |
The Nature of Divine Sovereignty | 208 |
Applications to the Christian Life | 237 |
Conclusion | 280 |
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