He graduated from Grace College, Bellevue College, and University of Nebraska-Lincoln, with an M.A. and Ph.D.
He is a proponent of open theism.
Answering the Critics (Part 17 of 20 -- David Basinger)
Works
Divine power in process theism: a philosophical critique. SUNY Press. 1988. ISBN 978-0-88706-708-2.
Reason and Religious Belief: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion, 3rd edition (New York: Oxford Press, 2003).
“Theodicy: A Comparative Analysis” in Semper Reformandum: Studies in Honour of Clark Pinnock, eds., Stanley Porter and Anthony Cross (Crumbia, UK: Paternoster Press, 2003)
Religious Diversity: A Philosophical Assessment (Ashgate Press, 2002) ISBN 978-0-7546-1521-7
The Case For Freewill Theism. InterVarsity Press. 1996. ISBN 978-0-8308-1876-1.
David Basinger, Randall Basinger, eds. (1986). Predestination & free will: four views of divine sovereignty & human freedom. InterVarsity Press. ISBN 978-0-87784-567-6.CS1 maint: Uses editors parameter (link)
James Kraft, David Basinger, eds. (2008). Religious tolerance through humility: thinking with Philip Quinn. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7546-6102-3.CS1 maint: Uses editors parameter (link)