Modern Debate
Recently, a great deal of debate has arisen regarding the influence of Platonic thought on Christian thought. Movements such as Open theism and Process theology have argued that the God of the Jews and non-Hellenized Christians was not changeless in every respect, while Process theology has gone so far as to deny the classical attribute of God's omnipotence. In support of their position(s), Open Theists cite numerous biblical passages, and both Open Theists and Process Theologians cite the problem of evil and the problem of prayer, which they believe make the existence of a changeless and (for process theologians) omnipotent God, logically untenable.
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