1st Edition

Theological Perspectives on Free Will Compatibility, Christology, and Community

224 Pages

by Routledge

224 Pages

by Routledge

224 Pages

by Routledge

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Description

Free will is a perennial theological and philosophical topic. As a central dogmatic locus, it is implicated in discussions around core Christian doctrines such as grace, salvation, sin, providence, evil, and predestination. This book offers a state-of-the-art look at recent debates about free will in analytic and philosophical theology. The chapters revolve around three central themes: the debate... Read more

List of contributors

1 Introduction: Free Will and Philosophical Theology

Aku Visala

PART I: Compatibility

2 Why Christians Should (Still) Be Compatibilists

Jesse Couenhoven

3 Weighing Compatibilism and Libertarianism in Analytic Theology

Kevin Timpe

4 Can an Unfree Person Have a "Deep Self"?

Leigh Vicens

5 The Semantic Case Against Open Theism and Experimental Philosophy

Ferhat Yöney

6 Freedom, Even If God Decrees It