Theological Perspectives on Free Will

Compatibility, Christology, and Community
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-032-27442-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 494 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Analytic and Systematic Theology

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 between theological compatibilists and libertarians, the communal nature of Christian freedom, and the role of free will in Christology. With contributions by leading scholars, the volume provides a valuable overview of current arguments as well as novel openings and ideas for further discussion.

Zielgruppe

Academic

Autoren/Hrsg.

Visala, Aku

Vainio, Olli-Pekka

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Fr. James Dominic Rooney, Op

PART II: Community

7 Free Together: On Christian Freedom and Group Ontology

D. T. Everhart

8 Free Will, Cognitive Biases, and Theology

Simon Kittle

9 Bound Choice and the Mystery of Eternal Punishment – A Trilemma for Monergistic Accounts of Grace

Aku Visala

10 A Theological Three-Body Problem: Why Lutherans Are Bound to Struggle With Free Will?

Olli-Pekka Vainio

PART III: Christology

11 Another Look at the Final Temptation of Christ

David Worsley

12 The Impeccable Freedom of Christ

Johannes Grössl

Über Autor(innen)

Aku Visala is Research Fellow in the Faculty of Theology at the University of Helsinki, Finland.

Olli-Pekka Vainio is University Lecturer of Systematic Theology at the University of Helsinki, Finland.