You're keen to learn the secrets of those who seem to have what you want: the house, the holiday, the car. How do they make these possible?This is Jaye's story of how she got there while not sacrificing those things that were and are important in her life. Focus on those goals you want to achieve and know there is a way. Success is within your reach!We sometimes dismiss saving strategies and simple saving plans, yet these are the small things that add up to make it possible...

IVP Readers' Choice AwardRarely does a new theological position emerge to account well for life in the world, including not only goodness and beauty but also tragedy and randomness. Drawing from Scripture, science, philosophy and various theological traditions, Thomas Jay Oord offers a novel theology of providence—essential kenosis—that emphasizes God's inherently noncoercive love in relation to creation. The Uncontrolling Love of God provides a clear and ...

This is the first book ever written with the title A Systematic Theology of Love.That this book is the first should puzzle those who consider love central, if not primary, to God. And yet systematic theologians typically orient their theologies around other concerns, such as divine sovereignty, freedom, scripture, trinity, or mystery,Thomas Jay Oord not only puts love first, he also offers an experience-informed and rationally-cohe...

With its emphasis on relation over substance and possibility over predetermined endings, open and relational theology provides a way forward for both Muslims and Christians. This way, as "Open and Relational Theology and its Social and Political Implications: Muslim and Christian Perspectives" posits, aligns beautifully with important and ancient thinking from both traditions. Our world desperately needs "people of the book" to pursue cooperation over competition. Open and relational theol...

Thomas Jay Oord has been handed charges and faces a trial for being fully LGBTQ+ affirming. This book offers the documents of his defense for that trial. It also features other documents, including his hearing defense.At the heart of Oord's argument is his belief that love should compel everyone to accept and affirm fully queer people. This means embracing LGBTQ+ identities, orientations, and healthy sexual behaviors.Oord believes that love acts intentionally, in relationsh...

Omnipotence is dead.At least it should be. It has no biblical support. And it dies a death of a thousand qualifications in philosophy.Those harmed and hurting wonder why an omnipotent and loving God doesn't prevent pointless pain. The problem of evil buries omnipotence six feet under.But the death of omnipotence is not the death of God.In this ground-breaking book, best-selling and award-winning author Thomas Jay Oord explains why omnipotenc...

Deconstruction is hard!Bad views of God and harmful experiences lead many of us to deconstruct. But we’re right to run from the nonsense we’ve been taught and from those who hurt us.God After Deconstruction will not be welcomed by traditionalists. It’s not a book for people who want the status quo or who think conventional theology works. It isn’t for people who just want to tweak a bit what they’ve been taught.Thomas Jay Oord

Most theologies suck.They're too technical or they describe a God nobody understands. Sometimes the God portrayed sounds like a controlling boyfriend or absentee parent. Rather than woo or persuade, most theology books clobber readers into submission.This book is different.Thomas Jay Oord presents a theology that makes sense. It fits the way we live our lives and matches our deepest intuitions. To the surprise of some, it harmonizes wi...

Hurting people ask heart-felt questions about God and suffering. Some "answers" they receive appeal to mystery: "God's ways are not our ways". Some answers say God allows evil for a greater purpose. Some say evil is God's punishment.The usual answers fail. They don't support the truth that God loves everyone all the time.God Can't gives a believable answer to why a good and powerful God doesn't prevent evil.Author Thomas Jay Oord sa...

This is the first book ever written with the title A Systematic Theology of Love.That this is the first should puzzle those who consider love central, if not primary, to God. And yet systematic theologians typically orient their theologies around other concerns, often divine sovereignty, freedom, scripture, or mystery,Thomas Jay Oord not only puts love first, but he also offers an experience-informed and rationally-coherent account...

Deconstruction is hard!Bad views of God and harmful experiences lead many of us to deconstruct. But we're right to run from the nonsense we've been taught and from those who hurt us.God After Deconstruction will not be welcomed by traditionalists. It's not a book for people who want the status quo or who think conventional theology works. It isn't for people who just want to tweak a bit what they've been taught.Thomas Jay Oord and Tripp Fuller offer an open and rela...

Since its inception, the discussion surrounding Open Theism has been dominated by polemics. On crucial philosophical issues, Openness proponents have largely been devoted to explicating the underlying framework and logical arguments supporting their perspective against competing theological and philosophical perspectives. As a result, very little constructive work has been done on the interconnections between Open Theism and the natural sciences. Given the central place of sciences in toda...