Theological Determinism

Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-1-009-24938-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 290 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 553 g

This volume unites established authors and rising young voices in philosophical theology and philosophy of religion to offer the single most wide-ranging examination of theological determinism-in terms of both authors represented and issues investigated-published to date. Fifteen contributors present discussions about theological (or divine) determinism, the view that God determines everything that occurs in the world. Some authors provide arguments in favor of this position, while others provide considerations against it. Many contributors investigate the relationship between theological determinism and other philosophical issues (the principle of sufficient reason; the compatibility of determinism and free will; moral luck), theological doctrines (creation ex nihilo; divine forgiveness; the inevitability of sin; the unity of Christ's will with God's), or moral attitudes and practices (trusting God; resenting the ill-will of others; resisting evil). This book is essential reading for all those interested in the relationship between theological determinism and philosophical thought.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Furlong, Peter

Vicens, Leigh

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Sonstige Religionen: Theologie, Doktrine
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Allgemeines, Methoden
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1. Theological Determinism and Creation Heath White; 2. Am I Here by Accident? T. J. Mawson; 3. You Searched Me and Knew Me: Divine Determinism and the God of Love Jesse Couenhoven; 4. Fatalism and Some Varieties of Contrastive Explanation Alexander R. Pruss; 5. Divine Transcendence: Is There a Third Way in the Debate over Theological Determinism? W. Matthews Grant; 6. The Incompatibility of Universal, Determinate Divine Action with Human Free Will Simon Kittle; 7. Compatibilists about Moral Responsibility and (Natural) Determinism Should Be Compatibilists about Moral Responsibility and Theological Determinism Taylor Cyr; 8. An Argument for Theological Incompatibilism Alicia Finch; 9. Human Freedom and the Inevitability of Sin Leigh Vicens; 10. Hard Theological Determinism and Divine Forgiveness are Incompatible Justin Capes; 11. Moral Luck, Free Will Theodicies, and Theological Determinism Philip Swenson; 12. Divine Determinism and Gratitude for Sins Peter Furlong; 13. The Problem of Trust Daniel M. Johnson; 14. Toward a Reactive Attitudes Theodicy Garrett Pendergraft; 15. Christ in Gethsemane Katherine Sonderegger.

Über Autor(innen)

Furlong, Peter
Peter Furlong is Professor of Philosophy at Valencia College in Orlando Florida. He is the author of The Challenges of Divine Determinism: A Philosophical Analysis, from Cambridge University Press (2019).

Vicens, Leigh
Leigh Vicens is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Augustana University. She is co-author, with Simon Kittle, of the Cambridge Elements book God and Human Freedom (2019). Vicens serves as Book Review Editor for the journal Faith and Philosophy.