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A Systematic Theology of Love!

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This is the first book ever written with the title, A Systematic Theology of Love. I say this after scouring libraries and databases looking for books with this title. I found none. Perhaps a book with this title was written long ago or went unpublished. But to my knowledge, this is the first book […]

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The “Stuff” of Divinity

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When recently speaking in the UK at various universities, churches, and retreats, the issue of God's "stuff" came up. That is, what is the being, ontology, or stuff of divinity? Some people think of God as personal, others as impersonal, some as a force, others as a concept or set of relations. I […]

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Why Systematic Theologians Don’t Prioritize Love

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In my recently published A Systematic Theology of Love, I say that, to my knowledge, this book is the first with that precise title. And few systematic theologians afford love preeminence in their work. Why is love not given prominence? I’ve not conducted an official survey to answer this question […]

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A Realistic Theory of Miracles

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In my recently published Systematic Theology of Love (Vol. 1), I address the complex issue of miracles. This essay offers the heart of my argument, which is based upon amipotence, or what I call the uncontrolling love of God. A number of problems arise when assessing the nature and occurrence of […]

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A Systematic Theology of Love!

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I'm thrilled to announce the publication of my newest writing. This is the first book ever written with the title, A Systematic Theology of Love. I say this after scouring libraries and databases looking for books with this title. I found none. Perhaps a book with this title was written long ago or […]

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Responding to 150+ Amipotence Essays

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In early 2025, two massive volumes of edited essays were published exploring the idea of amipotence. Between the two books, there are 150+ essays! The first of the two volumes is titled Amipotence: Support and Criticism. The second is Amipotence: Expansion and Application. Essayists responded to my […]

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Where Was God in the Shootings?

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The recent shooting at a back-to-school mass in Minnesota has many people asking: Where was God? A gunman killed two children and injured eighteen others at Annunciation Catholic Church. In response, there’s a renewed call for gun reform and a dialogue about how to prevent future shootings. Many […]

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The Spirit as a Relational Person Who Feels

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It’s obvious to many believers that God is personal, relational, and experiences emotions. Christian, Jewish, and Muslim scriptures routinely describe deity in this way.[1] These abilities and attributes also seem required if the Spirit is loving, because lovers are persons who act and feel in […]

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The Amipotent God is Neither Externally Nor Voluntarily Limited

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In my systematic theology of love, I argue that believers should reject the idea God is omnipotent. They should embrace the notion that God's power is uncontrolliong love. I call this "amipotence:" ami=love; potence=power. The amipotent view stands between two adjacent concepts of divine power […]

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Introducing Gino-Theology

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In a recently published Substack essay, I looked at arguments for and against saying God is a being. I propose a new way to think about God I call "gino-theology." In that Substack essay, I argued that we best think of God as an everlastingly becoming Spirit. That's gino-theology. By “becoming,” I […]

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Thomas Jay Oord is a theologian, philosopher, and scholar of multi-disciplinary studies. He is the author or editor of more than twenty books and professor at Northwest Nazarene University, Nampa, Idaho.

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