Divine Action and Providence: Explorations in Constructive Dogmatics

This volume is part of the Los Angeles Theology Conference Series — a scholarly series gathering essays from leading theologians across Christian traditions about foundational theological questions.

It specifically engages the doctrines of divine action and providence — critically examining what it means for God to act in the world, sustain creation, and intervene in history.

Divine Action and Providence assembles eleven essays contributed by theologians invited to the seventh annual Los Angeles Theology Conference. These essays explore a wide variety of approaches to how God relates to and intervenes in the world — from classical notions of divine omnipotence and intervention to more nuanced views that respect natural law, human freedom, and the integrity of creation.

Topics include the particularity and detail of divine action, the identity and role of God as the ground of providence, the theological meaning of history, and the nature of omnipotence. The collection seeks to retrieve and renew the doctrine of providence for contemporary systematic theology, taking into account historical theology, Scripture, and modern philosophical concerns.