It is thus natural to think than an account of providence requires attributing vast knowledge to God. (For a dissenting interpretation of providence which does not require complete knowledge, see Hasker 2004.) A third motivation for including omniscience among the divine attributes derives from “perfect being theology”. Perfect being theology appeals to St. Anselm, who held that God is that than which nothing greater can be thought (Proslogion, c.1077). Anselm expands on what he means by greatness by giving the formula that “God is whatever it is better to be than not”, and he concludes that t...