The Open God of the Sodom and Gomorrah Cycle

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" The Open God of the Sodom and Gomorrah Cycle "
Reed Carlson

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1079598
Doc. No	:	LA123227
Call No	:	‭10.1163/17455251-02102001‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Reed Carlson
Title & Author	:	The Open God of the Sodom and Gomorrah Cycle [Article]\ Reed Carlson
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Journal of Pentecostal Theology
Date	:	2012
Volume/ Issue Number	:	21/2
Page No	:	185–200
Abstract	:	The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah often evokes images of a closed God who acts unilaterally in judgment. This article, however, will argue for an Open God who collaborates with creation towards a unique future. This article is intended to make a small contribution to recent Pentecostal engagement with Terence E. Fretheim’s Relational Theology. Part 1 is a discussion of the Open God in Pentecostal context. Part 2 is a close reading of the Sodom Cycle with special attention to the Masoretic Text. Part 3 is a short discussion of theological implications for Pentecostal reflection including the normalization of biblical narrative, the Open God of Pneumatic experience and the freedom of evil. The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah often evokes images of a closed God who acts unilaterally in judgment. This article, however, will argue for an Open God who collaborates with creation towards a unique future. This article is intended to make a small contribution to recent Pentecostal engagement with Terence E. Fretheim’s Relational Theology. Part 1 is a discussion of the Open God in Pentecostal context. Part 2 is a close reading of the Sodom Cycle with special attention to the Masoretic Text. Part 3 is a short discussion of theological implications for Pentecostal reflection including the normalization of biblical narrative, the Open God of Pneumatic experience and the freedom of evil.
Descriptor	:	divine agency
Descriptor	:	Genesis 18-19
Descriptor	:	open theism
Descriptor	:	relational theology
Descriptor	:	Sodom and Gomorrah
Descriptor	:	Terence E. Fretheim
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/17455251-02102001‬