David Basinger () is professor of philosophy at

Roberts Wesleyan College Roberts Wesleyan University is a private Christian university offering liberal arts and professional programs in Rochester, New York. It was the first educational institution established for Free Methodists in North America. Roberts is accredit ...

, Rochester, New York. He is also the Vice President for Academic Affairs and the Chief Academic Officer at

. Basinger graduated from

Grace College Grace College & Seminary is a private evangelical Christian college in Winona Lake, Indiana. It has six schools: The School of Arts and Sciences, The School of Behavioral Sciences, The School of Business, The School of Education, The School of ...

Bellevue College Bellevue College (BC) is a public college in Bellevue, Washington, United States. It is the largest of the 34 institutions that make up the Washington Community and Technical Colleges system and the third-largest institution of higher educatio ...

, and

University of Nebraska-Lincoln A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...

, with an MA and PhD. He is a proponent of

open theism Open theism, also known as openness theology and free will theism, is a theological movement that has developed within Christianity as a rejection of the synthesis of Greek philosophy and Christian theology. Open theism arises out of the freewi ...

Works

* * ''Reason and Religious Belief: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion'', 3rd edition (New York: Oxford Press, 2003). * “Theodicy: A Comparative Analysis” in ''Semper Reformandum: Studies in Honour of Clark Pinnock'', eds., Stanley Porter and Anthony Cross (Crumbia, UK: Paternoster Press, 2003) * ''Religious Diversity: A Philosophical Assessment'' (Ashgate Press, 2002) * * *

References

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