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This paper must be 5-7 pages in length, double-spaced, and in 12 point font. In this paper, the student is

required to offer a detailed summary of the text. You must summarize 1) the main problem that Oord hopes to

address (see chapter 1), 2) previous scholarly attempts at resolving the problem (chapters 4 and 5), and

Oord’s constructive proposal for resolving the problem (chapters 6 and 7). You should then assess the merits

or demerits for Oord’s theology of providence. Here, you may consider whether he resolves the problem of

evil, or whether his resolution creates problems for faith? Is God’s “control” appropriate or problematic? Does

his theology beginning with human experience allow him to ground his theological claims in an authority

beyond himself or does it offer a realistic account of reality and God’s more limited role in it? How might

Kathryn Tanner assess Oord’s theology? If he denies God’s omnipotence and foreknowledge to make room for

human freedom, does this represent a competitive or non-competitive understanding of the God-human

relationship?

Please be aware that this is a lot of material to cover in a very short space. Students must endeavor, therefore,

to write clearly and concisely if they are to cover the material satisfactorily. After offering a detailed and well-

documented summary of Oord’s ideas, then, and only then, the student will state her own informed opinion

about the text. Here, too, you should endeavor to establish your argument and summary in the text. You

must

learn to quote the text in your summary and learn to appropriate the most pertinent of the author’s

statements into your summary.  I cannot emphasize this enough in all your written work in this class.