T. Richard Rice (born 1944) is an American

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theologian Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...

and author. He is a leading proponent of " open theism". As of 2007 he is professor of theology and philosophy of religion at Loma Linda University in

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Biography

Rice received an M.Div. degree from

Andrews University Andrews University is a private Seventh-day Adventist university in Berrien Springs, Michigan. Founded in 1874 as Battle Creek College, it was the first higher education facility started by Seventh-day Adventists and is the flagship universi ...

in 1969, and an MA and Ph.D. in Christian theology from the

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in 1972 and 1974, respectively. He taught at

La Sierra University La Sierra University (La Sierra or LSU) is a private, Seventh-day Adventist university in Riverside, California. Founded in 1922 as La Sierra Academy, it later became La Sierra College, a liberal arts college, and then was merged into Loma Lin ...

, in

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until 1998, moving then to Loma Linda University, where he was (until his retirement July 2020) a Professor of Religion in the areas of Theology and Philosophy of Religion. He has served as a church pastor.''Reign of God'', iv

Open theism

Rice introduced the term "open theism" in his 1980 book ''The Openness of God: The Relationship of Divine Foreknowledge and Human Free Will''. The book was published by Seventh-day Adventist publisher Review and Herald, but proved controversial within the church and was not reprinted. Later, evangelical

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contacted Rice to convey his deep appreciation of the book, and gave it a positive review. It was republished by Pinnock's publisher

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under the title ''God's Foreknowledge & Man's Free Will''. In 1994, Rice and other theologians contributed to the book ''The Openness of God: A Biblical Challenge to the Traditional Understanding of God'', which was edited by Pinnock. David Larson has claimed, "although it may seem new to some, in less detailed forms the basics of “Open Theism” have been taught at Loma Linda University for about fifty years s of 2007 beginning at least as early as long-time professor Jack W. Provonsha."David Larson,
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Publications

Rice has authored numerous books, and has published articles in the ''

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Open theism

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