Reformed Thought on Freedom
Author: Willem J. van Asselt
Publisher: Baker Academic
Published: 2010-01-15
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume examines the concept of human freedom in the work of six early modern Reformers.
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A Reformed View of Freedom
Author: Michael Patrick Preciado
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published: 2019-06-26
Total Pages: 309
ISBN-13: 153265894X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReformed Christians do not believe in free will. This is a common assertion today and it is completely false. The Reformed tradition does advocate free will, just not libertarian free will. A Reformed View of Freedom: The Compatibility of Guidance Control and Reformed Theology explains how the Reformed tradition articulated its view of human freedom and moral responsibility in terms of rational spontaneity. It shows how the Reformed view of rational spontaneity is compatible with contemporary compatibilist and semi-compatibilist views, especially that of guidance control. This work addresses a number of pressing issues in the current academic climate. Is Reformed theology theological determinism? Is it compatibilism? Did Jonathan Edwards part ways with the Reformed tradition? What is the relationship between Reformed theology and contemporary compatibilist and semi-compatibilist positions in analytic philosophy? This book addresses these questions by exegeting the classic Reformed confessions, catechisms, and Reformed scholastics. It sets them in relation to contemporary analytic philosophy. It is an exercise in analytic theology. The reader will come away with a better understanding of how the Reformed viewed free will and moral responsibility in light of contemporary analytic philosophy.
Divine Will and Human Choice
Author: Richard A. Muller
Publisher: Baker Academic
Published: 2017-05-02
Total Pages: 524
ISBN-13: 1493406701
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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.
Grace and Freedom
Author: Richard A. Muller
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2020-06-29
Total Pages: 245
ISBN-13: 019751748X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGrace and Freedom addresses the issue of divine grace in relation to the freedom of the will in Reformed or "Calvinist" theology in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century. It focuses on the work of the English Reformed theologian William Perkins, especially his role as an apologist of the Church of England, defending its theology against the Roman Catholic polemic, and specifically against the charge that Reformed theology denies human free choice. Perkins and his Reformed contemporaries affirm that salvation occurs by grace alone and that God is the ultimate cause of all things, but they also insist on the freedom of the human will and specifically the freedom of choice in a way that does not conform to modern notions of "libertarian freedom" or "compatibilism." In developing this position, Perkins drew on the thought of Reformers such as Peter Martyr Vermigli and Zacharias Ursinus, on the nuanced positions of medieval scholastics, and several contemporary Roman Catholic representatives of the so-called "second scholasticism." His work was a major contribution to early modern Reformed thought both in England and on the continent. His influence in England extended both to the Reformed heritage of the Church of England and to English Puritanism. On the continent, his work contributed to the main lines of Reformed orthodoxy and to the piety of the Dutch Second Reformation.
Reforming Free Will
Author: Paul Helm
Publisher: Mentor
Published: 2020-11-06
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781527106062
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the light of what powers and faculties are human beings responsible individuals in the everyday? Our createdness is spoiled by the Fall. Our free choices are not holy and pure, and we need the Redeemer. How does the possession of such powers mesh with the gracious, saving work of Christ, with divine providence and predestination, and with the activity of the Holy Spirit? The historic position of the Reformed faith is that theology takes in such createdness. This book is thus a contribution to anthropology, taking in its relations to factors that inform theological judgments.
Freedom of the Will
Author: Jonathan Edwards
Publisher:
Published: 1860
Total Pages: 326
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Reformation of Rights
Author: John Witte
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 25
ISBN-13: 0521818427
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCalvin's teachings spread rapidly throughout Western Europe shaping the law of early modern Protestant lands.
Introduction to Reformed Scholasticism
Author: Willem Jan van Asselt
Publisher:
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 263
ISBN-13: 9781601781215
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis Introduction to Reformed Scholasticism surveys the topic and provides a guide for further study in early modern Reformed thought. --from publisher description
Young, Restless, No Longer Reformed
Author: Austin Fischer
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published: 2014-01-13
Total Pages: 131
ISBN-13: 1625641516
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDoes it really matter? Does it matter if we have free will? Does it matter if Calvinism is true? And does what you think about it matter? No and yes. No, it doesn't matter because God is who he is and does what he does regardless of what we think of him, just as the solar system keeps spinning around the sun even if we're convinced it spins around the earth. Our opinions about God will not change God, but they can change us. And so yes, it does matter because the conversations about free will and Calvinism confront us with perhaps the only question that really matters: who is God? This is a book about that question--a book about the Bible, black holes, love, sovereignty, hell, Romans 9, Jonathan Edwards, John Piper, C. S. Lewis, Karl Barth, and a little girl in a red coat. You've heard arguments, but here's a story--Austin Fischer's story, and his journey in and out of Calvinism on a trip to the center of the universe.
Determined to Believe?
Author: John C. Lennox
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2018-03-27
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 0310589819
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA serious biblical and philosophical investigation of theological determinism: the idea that everything that happens has already been decided by God, including who will and won’t be saved. This book was written for those who are interested in, or troubled by, questions about God's sovereignty and human freedom and responsibility. Christian apologist John Lennox writes in the spirit of helping people understand the biblical treatment of these concepts. In this mind-bending review of the topics of theological determinism, predestination, election, and foreknowledge, Lennox: Defines the problem, considering the concept of freedom, the different kinds of determinism, and the moral issues these pose. Explores the range of theological opinion and unpacks what the Bible—especially the gospels and Paul's letter to the Romans—teaches about human and sovereign will. Addresses the question of Christian assurance: how can I know if I have salvation? This nuanced and detailed study challenges some of the widely held assumptions about theological determinism and brings a fresh perspective to the debate. This book is for anyone who's asked questions like: Is my decision to believe or disbelieve in Jesus actually my decision? Is it possible for a genuine believer to lose their salvation? How much free will do I really have? By the author of Seven Days that Divide the World and 2084: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity, Determined to Believe? will launch your consciousness into a fresh understanding and appreciation of this important Christian debate and help you think both biblically and logically about the human condition.
