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 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.
Table of Contents
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
