Editing Arminianism (section)

===Divergence with open theism===
The doctrine of [[open theism]] states that God is omnipresent, omnipotent, and omniscient, but differs on the nature of the future. Open theists claim that the future is not completely determined (or "settled") because people have not made their free decisions yet. God therefore knows the future partially in possibilities (human free actions) rather than solely certainties (divinely determined events).{{sfn|Sanders|2007|loc="Summary of Openness of God"}} Some Arminians, reject open theism, viewing it as a distortion of traditional Arminianism.<ref>{{harvnb|Picirilli|2002|pp=40, 59 ''ff.''}}. Picirilli actually objects so strongly to the link between Arminianism and open theism that he devotes an entire section to his objections.</ref> They believe it shifts away from classical Arminianism toward [[process theology]].{{sfn|Walls|Dongell|2004|p=45|ps=. "[O]pen theism actually moves beyond classical Arminianism towards process theology."}} Others view it as a valid alternative perspective within Christianity, despite not aligning it with Arminian doctrine.{{sfn|Olson|2009|p=199|loc=note 67}}