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100	1		_aPoythress, Vern S.
245	1	0	_aChance and the sovereignty of God : _ba God-centered approach to probability and random events / _cVern Sheridan Poythress.
300			_a1 online resource.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aCover Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Tables and Illustrations; Introduction: Experiences with Unpredictable Events; Part I The Sovereignty of God; 1 The Bible as a Source for Knowledge; 2 God's Sovereignty; 3 Unpredictable Events; 4 Disasters and Suffering; 5 Human Choice; 6 Small Random Events; 7 Reflecting on Creation and Providence; 8 God's Sovereignty and Modern Physics; 9 What Is Chance?; Part II God as the Foundation for Chance; 10 Regularities and Unpredictabilities; 11 Trinitarian Foundations for Chance; 12 Responding to Chance; 13 Chance in Evolutionary Naturalism.
505	8		_a14 Chance and IdolatryPart III Probability; 15 What Is Probability?; 16 Predictions and Outcomes; 17 Theistic Foundations for Probability; 18 Views of Probability; 19 Subjectivity and Probability; 20 Entanglement of Probabilities; 21 Probabilistic Independence; 22 Independence and Human Nature; 23 Is God Probable?; Part IV Probability and Mathematics; 24 Pictures of Probability; 25 Mathematical Postulates for Probability; 26 Theistic Foundations for Some Properties of Probability; 27 Limitations in Human Thinking about Events and Probabilities; 28 Conclusion; Appendices.
505	8		_aA Why Gambling Systems FailB The Real Problem with Gambling; C A Puzzle in Probability; D Interacting with Secular Philosophical Views of Probability; E Permutations and Combinations; F The Birthday Problem; G Diseases and Other Causes; H Proofs for Probability; I Statistics; J The Law of Large Numbers versus Gamblers; Bibliography; General Index; Scripture Index.
533			_aElectronic reproduction. _bIpswich, MA _nAvailable via World Wide Web.
538			_aAvailable electronically via the Internet.
650		0	_aProvidence and government of God _xChristianity.
710	2		_aEBSCOhost.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aPoythress, Vern S. _tChance and the sovereignty of God. _dWheaton : Crossway, 2014 _z9781433536953 _w(DLC) 2013036218.
856	4	0	_uhttp://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1140428&authtype=shib&custid=s1145751 _zFulltext available via Ebscohost
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