Chance and the Sovereignty of God
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Chance and the Sovereignty of God

A God-Centered Approach to Probability and Random Events

  1. 368 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Chance and the Sovereignty of God

A God-Centered Approach to Probability and Random Events

About this book

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? 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 and are part of his eternal plan. Poythress tackles questions related to everything from natural disasters to the roll of the dice, explaining how God's sovereignty functions as the lens through which we study subjects such as science, mathematics, modern physics, evolutionary biology, human choice, and gambling. 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.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Tables and Illustrations
  6. Introduction: Experiences with Unpredictable Events
  7. Part I The Sovereignty of God
  8. Part II God as the Foundation for Chance
  9. Part III Probability
  10. Part IV Probability and Mathematics
  11. Appendices
  12. Bibliography
  13. General Index
  14. Scripture Index