Guess what’s “… North America’s hottest theological debate of the moment“?
Believe it or not, it’s something called “open theism” as described in this article by AP religion writer Richard N. Ostling: What did God know and when did he know it?
“Open theism … emphasizes God’s loving interactions with people and denies that the deity knows absolutely everything about the future. This denial doesn’t come from liberals but from certain evangelical Protestants.”
And the opposition counters: “God is all powerful and all knowing; and his perfect knowledge extends to all things, past, present, and future, including the future decisions of his free creatures.”
Which is why rhetorical questions like, “How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?” are needed — to demonstrate the futility of out-of-touch theological debates like this one.
How the hell (or, if your prefer, “How in God’s name…”) does this debate increase the likelihood that people will pursue a spirituality that actually helps them in their daily lives?