Reddit mentions of Omnipotence and Other Theological Mistakes

Here are a few of my favorite theologians, Bible scholars, and books

For Biblical exegesis

Inductive Bible Study by Robert Traina and David Bauer

For Systematic Theology

Classic Christianity: A Systematic Theology by Thomas C. Oden (Almost anything by Oden is good really)

For Pauline Studies

Paul and the Faithfulness of God by NT Wright

The Theology of Paul by James D. G. Dunn


For Cultural Background in New Testament

Craig S. Keener (his commentary on John's Gospel is phenomenal, as is the IVP Background commentary by him)

Ben Witherington III (his commentaries are generally good)

For Christian ethics

Moral Vision of the New Testament by Richard B. Hays

For Old Testament

Walter Brueggeman (pretty much anything by this guy)

Terrence Fretheim (I especially like his commentary on Exodus)

Sandra Richter (Epic of Eden, a good primer on ancient Israelite and Canaanite culture and how it shaped the OT)

Philosophy of Religion

Soren Kierkegaard (my absolute favorite philosopher, I especially recommend Fear and Trembling)

Thomas Aquinas

St. Augustine

Alvin Plantiga (I personally dislike Plantiga's philosophy, but he's become a big name in philosophy of Religion so not someone to be ignorant of)

William Hasker

William Abraham

Omnipotence and other Theological Mistakes by Charles Hartshorne (I'm not a process theologian, but this book in particular is highly important in modern theology, definitely worth a read)


Edit:
If you wanted a broad, general sweep of theology, I'd recommend The Modern Theologians by David F. Ford. It's a good overview of various theological movements since the start of the 20th century and covers theology from many different perspectives.

Welcome to the dark side ;)

Actually though, this is the question that got me interested in theology as a nonreligious person. And it's partner question can God make a square circle?

The argument I find most persuasive comes from C.S. Lewis's essay "Divine Omnipotence," and though it is not without faults, I'll present it briefly here: The reality is, what is "good" for one person is simultaneously "bad" for another. If God were to run around making everything good for everyone, we would live in a meaningless universe, constantly in flux, with no set rules or principles by which we could understand our surroundings. In order for our life to make sense, there have to be constant, set, principles by which the world is ordered. It's not a question of must evil exist, it is a question of how could it not, particularly in a world where humans have free will.

Might I suggest the book Omnipotence and Other Theological Mistakes