In this theologically informed and philosophically nuanced introduction to the study of probability and chance, Vern Poythress argues that all events—including the seemingly random or accidental—fall under God’s watchful gaze as part of his eternal plan. Comprehensive in its scope, this book lays the theistic foundation for our scientific assumptions about the world while addressing personal questions about the meaning and significance of everyday events.
“Learned and astute, this book demonstrates an absolute reliance on the authority of God’s Word. This is the only way that nothing can be left to chance.” DOUGLAS WILSON, Senior Fellow of Theology, New St. Andrews College; Pastor, Christ Church, Moscow, Idaho
“The prolific Dr. Poythress has gifted us with a unique and uniquely needed work that is both mathematically adept and theologically deep. I know of no other work that so thoroughly addresses the modern sense of chance in a deeply Reformed and philosophically oriented way.” DOUGLAS
GROOTHUIS, Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Apologetics and Ethics Master Degree, Denver Seminary
CHANCE AND THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD
What if all events—big and small, good and bad—are governed by more than just blind chance? What if they are governed by God?
“Dr. Poythress has hit another one out of the park. This book will transform the way you think about everything from quantum physics and weather forecasts to life insurance and card games.”
C H A N C E A N D T H E S O V E R E I G N T Y O F G O D
A GOD-CENTERED APPROACH TO PROBABILITY AND RANDOM EVENTS
JAMES N. ANDERSON, Associate Professor of Theology and Philosophy, Reformed Theological Seminary, Charlotte; author, Paradox in Christian Theology
JOHN M. FRAME, J. D. Trimble Chair of Systematic Theology and Philosophy, Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando
Vern S. Poythress (PhD, Harvard University; ThD, Stellenbosch University) is professor of New Testament interpretation at Westminster Theological Seminary, where he has taught for over 30 years. In addition to earning six academic degrees, he is the author of numerous books on biblical interpretation, language, and science, including Redeeming Science, Redeeming Sociology, and Logic.
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CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY / PHILOSOPHY
ISBN-13: 978-1-4335-3695-3 ISBN-10: 1-4335-3695-1
POYTHRESS
“Poythress shows in this book that the God of the Bible is in fact the foundation, both of causation and of randomness in the world. I can’t imagine a better place to start for readers interested in this subject matter.”
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