The Problem of Free Choice

The Problem of Free Choice
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Total Pages : 310
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015008695887
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Synopsis The Problem of Free Choice by : Saint Augustine (of Hippo)

One of Augustine's most important works, written between 388 and 395, this dialogue has as its objective not so much to discuss free will for its own sake as to discuss the problem of evil in reference to the existence of God, who is almighty and all-good.

Augustine: On the Free Choice of the Will, On Grace and Free Choice, and Other Writings

Augustine: On the Free Choice of the Will, On Grace and Free Choice, and Other Writings
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 311
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ISBN-10 : 9780521806558
ISBN-13 : 0521806550
Rating : 4/5 (58 Downloads)

Synopsis Augustine: On the Free Choice of the Will, On Grace and Free Choice, and Other Writings by : Saint Augustine (of Hippo)

This volume presents Augustine's writings on free will and divine grace in a new translation by Peter King. It is the first to bring together Augustine's early and later writings on these two themes, enabling the reader to see what Augustine regarded as the crowning achievement of his work.

Augustine's Conversion from Traditional Free Choice to "Non-free Free Will"

Augustine's Conversion from Traditional Free Choice to
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Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Total Pages : 412
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ISBN-10 : 9783161557538
ISBN-13 : 3161557530
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis Augustine's Conversion from Traditional Free Choice to "Non-free Free Will" by : Kenneth M. Wilson

The consensus view asserts Augustine developed his later doctrines ca. 396 CE while writing Ad Simplicianum as a result of studying scripture. His early De libero arbitrio argued for traditional free choice refuting Manichaean determinism, but his anti-Pelagian writings rejected any human ability to believe without God giving faith. Kenneth M. Wilson's study is the first work applying the comprehensive methodology of reading systematically and chronologically through Augustine's entire extant corpus (works, sermons, and letters 386-430 CE), and examining his doctrinal development. The author explores Augustine's later theology within the prior philosophical-religious context of free choice versus deterministic arguments. This analysis demonstrates Augustine persisted in traditional views until 412 CE and his theological transition was primarily due to his prior Stoic, Neoplatonic, and Manichaean influences.

The Divine Foreknowledge

The Divine Foreknowledge
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Total Pages : 12
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ISBN-10 : BL:A0022227255
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On Grace and Free Will

On Grace and Free Will
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Publisher : CreateSpace
Total Pages : 56
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ISBN-10 : 1519402287
ISBN-13 : 9781519402288
Rating : 4/5 (87 Downloads)

Synopsis On Grace and Free Will by : St. Augustine St. Augustine of Hippo

The Christian Church has no shortage of revered figures and saints, but it is difficult to find one that had a more decisive impact on the course of the Church's history than Augustine of Hippo. Augustine was a bishop of Hippo Regius in Africa, but his works, sermons and writings helped hold the Church together even as the Western Roman Empire was in its death throes, to the extent that every major branch of Christianity recognizes him today. The Catholic Church has venerated him as a saint and a Doctor of the Church, Orthodox Christians also consider him a saint, and Protestants and Calvinists cite him as one of the fathers and inspirations of the Protestant Reformation. In many respects, Augustine has provided the theological bedrock for Christians for nearly 1600 years, and as theologian John Leith noted in 1990, "Augustine, the North African of Berber descent, is today the spiritual father of multitudes who are remote indeed from him racially, politically, and culturally." Augustine's voluminous writings also had the effect of making him one of antiquity's most influential philosophers. Though he will always be remembered within the context of Christianity, Augustine studied the works of Virgil, Cicero, and the ancient Greek philosophers, providing a critical bridge between religious and secular philosophy that would in turn inspire St. Thomas Aquinas and similar thinkers. In addition to framing the concept of original sin, it was Augustine who first wrote at length on the theory of just war. Paul Henry, S.J. noted, "In the history of thought and civilization, Saint Augustine appears to me to be the first thinker who brought into prominence and undertook an analysis of the philosophical and psychological concepts of person and personality. These ideas, so vital to contemporary man, shape not only Augustine's own doctrine on God but also his philosophy of man..." On Grace and Free Will, Augustine's doctrine about the liberum arbitrium or free will and its inability to respond to the will of God without divine grace, is interpreted (mistakenely according to Roman Catholics) in terms of Predestination: grace is irresistible, results in conversion, and leads to perseverance.

Divine Will and Human Choice

Divine Will and Human Choice
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Publisher : Baker Academic
Total Pages : 524
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ISBN-10 : 9781493406708
ISBN-13 : 1493406701
Rating : 4/5 (08 Downloads)

Synopsis Divine Will and Human Choice by : Richard A. Muller

This fresh study from an internationally respected scholar of the Reformation and post-Reformation eras shows how the Reformers and their successors analyzed and reconciled the concepts of divine sovereignty and human freedom. Richard Muller argues that traditional Reformed theology supported a robust theory of an omnipotent divine will and human free choice and drew on a tradition of Western theological and philosophical discussion. The book provides historical perspective on a topic of current interest and debate and offers a corrective to recent discussions.

On the Predestination of the Saints

On the Predestination of the Saints
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Publisher : Fig
Total Pages : 130
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ISBN-10 : 9781623146894
ISBN-13 : 1623146895
Rating : 4/5 (94 Downloads)

Synopsis On the Predestination of the Saints by : Saint Augustine of Hippo

The Essential Augustine

The Essential Augustine
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Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Total Pages : 278
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ISBN-10 : 0915144077
ISBN-13 : 9780915144075
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis The Essential Augustine by : Saint Augustine (Bishop of Hippo.)

The Essential Augustine contains selected passages from about forty key works by St. Augustine of Hippo, nearly half of which were specifically translated for this collection. The table of contents provides precise references to the source treatises. A bibliography and glossary of key terms are included, along with appendixes containing a list of all Augustine's known writings, alphabetized by standard English titles.

Why Free Will Is Real

Why Free Will Is Real
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 225
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ISBN-10 : 9780674239814
ISBN-13 : 0674239814
Rating : 4/5 (14 Downloads)

Synopsis Why Free Will Is Real by : Christian List

A crystal-clear, scientifically rigorous argument for the existence of free will, challenging what many scientists and scientifically minded philosophers believe. Philosophers have argued about the nature and the very existence of free will for centuries. Today, many scientists and scientifically minded commentators are skeptical that it exists, especially when it is understood to require the ability to choose between alternative possibilities. If the laws of physics govern everything that happens, they argue, then how can our choices be free? Believers in free will must be misled by habit, sentiment, or religious doctrine. Why Free Will Is Real defies scientific orthodoxy and presents a bold new defense of free will in the same naturalistic terms that are usually deployed against it. Unlike those who defend free will by giving up the idea that it requires alternative possibilities to choose from, Christian List retains this idea as central, resisting the tendency to defend free will by watering it down. He concedes that free will and its prerequisites—intentional agency, alternative possibilities, and causal control over our actions—cannot be found among the fundamental physical features of the natural world. But, he argues, that’s not where we should be looking. Free will is a “higher-level” phenomenon found at the level of psychology. It is like other phenomena that emerge from physical processes but are autonomous from them and not best understood in fundamental physical terms—like an ecosystem or the economy. When we discover it in its proper context, acknowledging that free will is real is not just scientifically respectable; it is indispensable for explaining our world.