Fred R. Sanders (editor) - Divine action and providence : explorations in constructive dogmatics

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Divine Action and Providence

Copyright 2019 by Oliver D. Crisp and Fred Sanders

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We dedicate this volume to our friends and colleagues in the Torrey Honors Institute at Biola University and the School of Theology in Fuller Theological Seminary for seven years of hospitality. We couldnt have run these conferences without your good graces.

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CONTENTS

Oliver D. Crisp

William J. Abraham

Julin E. Gutirrez

Christine Helmer

Nathaniel Gray Sutanto

W. Ross Hastings

Brenda Deen Schildgen

R. David Nelson

Philip G. Ziegler

Jonathan Hill

David Efird and David Worsley

PROCEEDINGS OF THE LOS ANGELES THEOLOGY CONFERENCE

This is the seventh volume in a series published by Zondervan Academic. It is the proceedings of the Los Angeles Theology Conference held under the auspices of the Torrey Honors Institute, Biola University, in January 2019. The conference is an attempt to do several things. First, it provides a regional forum in which scholars, students, and clergy can come together to discuss and reflect upon central doctrinal claims of the Christian faith. It is also an ecumenical endeavor. Bringing together theologians from a number of different schools and confessions, the LATC seeks to foster serious engagement with Scripture and tradition in a spirit of collegial dialogue (and disagreement), looking to retrieve the best of the Christian past in order to forge theology for the future. Finally, each volume in the series focuses on a central topic in dogmatic theology. It is hoped that this endeavor will continue to fructify contemporary systematic theology and foster a greater understanding of the historic Christian faith amongst the members of its different communions.

T HE EDITORS WOULD LIKE TO THANK Professor Clinton E. Arnold as Dean of Talbot School of Theology, and the faculty and administration of Biola University for their support for the Seventh Los Angeles Theology Conference (LATC) in January of 2019, out of which these published proceedings grew. We are especially grateful for the invaluable assistance of Jessamy Delling, who oversaw the practical running of the event through the Torrey Honors Institute and made the event run as smoothly as it did. Thanks too to Fuller Theological Seminary for its ongoing support of LATC, and to Allison Wiltshire in particular for her administrative assistance. This is now the seventh time that we are able to record grateful thanks to our editor and colleague, Katya Covrett, for her collaboration and insight before, during, and after the fun and frolics of conference proceedings. She remains an editor extraordinaire.

William J. Abrahamis Albert Cook Outler Professor of Wesley Studies and Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. He earned his BA from the Queens University, Belfast, his MDiv from Asbury Theological Seminary, and his DPhil from Oxford University. He also holds an honorary DD from Asbury Theological Seminary.

Oliver D. Crispis Professor of Analytic Theology, Institute for Analytic and Exegetical Theology, School of Divinity, University of St. Andrews, Scotland. He received the BD and MTh degrees from the University of Aberdeen, a PhD degree from Kings College, University of London, and a DLitt from the University of Aberdeen.

David Efirdis senior lecturer, University of York, UK. He holds an AB degree from Duke University, an MDiv from Princeton Theological Seminary, an MSc from Edinburgh University, and a DPhil from Oxford University. He is an ordained priest in the Church of England.

Julin E. Gutirrezis an independent scholar. He holds a BScEng degree from Agrarian University of Colombia, a BMS from Jorge Tadeo Lozano University, an MA in theology from Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, an MTh in systematic theology from the University of Aberdeen, and a PhD in divinity from the University of St. Andrews.

W. Ross Hastingsis Sangwoo Youtong Chee Professor of Theology, Regent College, Vancouver, Canada. He holds a PhD in chemistry from Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, an MCS from Regent College, Vancouver, and a PhD in divinity from the University of St. Andrews, Scotland.

Christine Helmeris professor of German and religious studies, Department of German and Department of Religious Studies, Northwestern University. She holds a PhD from Yale University and an honorary DTh from the University of Helsinki.

Jonathan Hillis senior lecturer in philosophy of religion, University of Exeter, UK. He holds the BA and MPhil degrees from the University of Oxford and a PhD in philosophy from the National University of Singapore.

R. David Nelsonis senior acquisitions editor for Baker Academic and Brazos Press, and editor of