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Calvinism And Middle Knowledge

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Author : John D. Laing
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2019-02-20

Calvinism And Middle Knowledge written by John D. Laing and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-20 with Philosophy categories.

Calvinism and Middle Knowledge is an anthology of essays that moves the discussion of Molinism/middle knowledge out of the philosophical arena, where it has almost exclusively remained, and into the broader theological community. In particular, it sparks a conversation between Calvinists and Molinists regarding the fruitfulness or deficiencies of middle knowledge and the feasibility or infeasibility of Calvinist use of middle knowledge without acceptance of libertarian human freedom. To this end, nine distinguished experts address such topics as the history of the doctrine of middle knowledge, the potential role of Molinism in discussions of evolution and intelligent design, Calvinist concerns with Molinism, and Calvinist appropriation of middle knowledge. This book empowers theologians, historians, biblical scholars, and pastors to join the ongoing conversation and to judge for themselves what explanatory role middle knowledge may or may not play in accounts of providence and practical theology.

Middle Knowledge

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Author : E. Dekker
language : en
Publisher: Peeters Publishers
Release Date : 2000

Middle Knowledge written by E. Dekker and has been published by Peeters Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Philosophy categories.

The theory of "Middle Knowledge" ascribes to God a particular type of knowledge - that he sees not simply what each free creature could do in any circumstance, but what it would do in any circumstance. This type of knowledge is claimed to be helpful to explain how God has perfect foreknowledge, while creatures are free. But is such a knowledge possible, even for God? The author argues that the arguments against it do not stand, and that therefore the theory of "Middle Knowledge" is tenable. The arguments against the coherence of "Middle Knowledge" are examined, of which the most important is that counterfactuals of freedom could not exist (chapter 2). Then the arguments against the adequacy of the theory of "Middle Knowledge" are examined, such as whether or not counterfactual power over the past is implied by the theory of "Middle Knowledge" (chapter 3). A separate chapter is devoted to 'background problems', such as the specific concept of freedom, the notion of God's concurrence, and our view on the nature of possible worlds (chapter 4).

Luis De Molina

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Author : Kirk R. MacGregor
language : en
Publisher: Zondervan Academic
Release Date : 2015-11-03

Luis De Molina written by Kirk R. MacGregor and has been published by Zondervan Academic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-03 with Religion categories.

When Luis de Molina died in Madrid in 1600, he had every reason to believe he was about to be anathametized by Pope Clement VIII. The Protestant Reformation was splitting Europe, tribunals of the Inquisition met regularly in a dozen Spanish cities, and the Pope had launched a commission two years earlier to investigate Molina’s writings. Molina was eventually vindicated, though the decision came seven years after his death. In the centuries that followed Molina was relegated to relatively minor status in the history of theology until a renaissance of interest in recent years. His doctrine of God’s “middle knowledge,” in particular, has been appropriated by a number of current philosophers and theologians, with apologist William Lane Craig calling it “one of the most fruitful theological ideas ever conceived.” In Luis de Molina: The Life and Theology of the Founder of Middle Knowledge, author Kirk R. MacGregor outlines the main contours of Molina’s subtle and far-reaching philosophical theology, covering his views on God’s foreknowledge, salvation and predestination, poverty and obedience, and social justice. Drawing on writings of Molina never translated into English, MacGregor also provides insight into the experiences that shaped Molina, recounting the events of a life fully as dramatic as any of the Protestant Reformers. With implications for topics as wide-ranging as biblical inerrancy, creation and evolution, the relationship between Christianity and world religions, the problem of evil, and quantum indeterminacy, Molina’s thought remains as fresh and relevant as ever. Most significantly, perhaps, it continues to offer the possibility of a rapprochement between Calvinism and Arminianism, a view of salvation that fully upholds both God’s predestination and human free will. As the first full-length work ever published on Molina, Kirk MacGregor’s Luis de Molina provides an accessible and insightful introduction for scholars, students, and armchair theologians alike.

Middle Knowledge And Biblical Interpretation

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Author : Sze Sze Chiew
language : en
Publisher: Contributions to Philosophical Theology
Release Date : 2016

Middle Knowledge And Biblical Interpretation written by Sze Sze Chiew and has been published by Contributions to Philosophical Theology this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Free will and determinism categories.

The book examines the writings of the Jesuit Luis de Molina, Reformed theologian Herman Bavinck, and analytical philosopher William Lane Craig. It investigates how the work of the scholars interpret the biblical texts. The author elaborates how these insights apply to the theory of middle knowledge and the effect on the evaluation of this theory.

Calvinism And Middle Knowledge

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Author : John D. Laing
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2019-02-20

Prayer Middle Knowledge And Divine Human Interaction

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Author : Kyle D. DiRoberts
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2018-07-27

Prayer Middle Knowledge And Divine Human Interaction written by Kyle D. DiRoberts and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-27 with Religion categories.

Christians generally believe that in prayer they are free in their act to petition God. Christians also believe that they pray to a God that is sovereign and omniscient. Kyle DiRoberts maintains that explanation as to how one affirms these two truths is dependent upon one’s account of divine providence, which determines how motivated the person is to offer petitionary prayer in the divine-human relationship. The theories of providence and their understanding of petitionary prayer discussed in this book include: compatibilism, hard determinism, open theism, and middle knowledge. Each of the theories of divine providence discussed in this book share a desire to construct a view concerning petitionary prayer that would propel the Christian toward God in relationship and then lead the body of Christ to pray without ceasing. DiRoberts argues that middle knowledge is the preferred theory of providence as it relates to petitionary prayer, because for middle knowledge, God’s sovereignty includes both his omniscience and libertarian human freedom.

Middle Knowledge

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Author : William Hasker
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang Pub Incorporated
Release Date : 2000

Middle Knowledge written by William Hasker and has been published by Peter Lang Pub Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Religion categories.

-God only knows what I'd be without you-, sang the Beach Boys in 1966. A certain item of knowledge is here attributed to God - knowledge, so it is said, that no-one else possesses. Some say that this knowledge behaves like that of a super-psychologist, while others say that it is -middle knowledge- - God knows what would have become of the singer in a non-actual world, given certain free decisions of others. This book collects all major contributions to the question whether middle knowledge is possible at all, and if so, what help it would be in spelling out, for example, the doctrine of divine providence."

Divine Foreknowledge And Human Freedom

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Author : William Lane Craig
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 1991

Divine Foreknowledge And Human Freedom written by William Lane Craig and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Religion categories.

The ancient problem of fatalism, more particularly theological fatalism, has resurfaced with surprising vigour in the second half of the twentieth century. Two questions predominate in the debate: (1) Is divine foreknowledge compatible with human freedom and (2) How can God foreknow future free acts? Having surveyed the historical background of this debate in "The Problem of Divine Foreknowledge" and "Future Contingents from Aristotle to Suarez" (Brill: 1988), William Lane Craig now attempts to address these issues critically. His wide-ranging discussion brings together a thought- provoking array of related topics such as logical fatalism, multivalent logic, backward causation, precognition, time travel, counterfactual logic, temporal necessity, Newcomb's Problem, middle knowledge, and relativity theory. The present work serves both as a useful survey of the extensive literature on theological fatalism and related fields and as a stimulating assessment of the possibility of divine foreknowledge of future free acts.

Middle Knowledge

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Author : John D. Laing
language : en
Publisher: Kregel Academic
Release Date : 2018-04-04

Middle Knowledge written by John D. Laing and has been published by Kregel Academic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-04 with Religion categories.

Most Christians believe God is in control, but they are unsure of how to reconcile that control with their struggles with sin, the command to evangelize, and the immense suffering in the world and their own lives. Laing offers an introduction to the doctrine of providence based on the theory of middle knowledge, first articulated in the sixteenth century. This view describes how creatures have true free will and God has perfect knowledge of what each creature could and would do in any circumstance. Middle knowledge helps answer the most perplexing theological questions: predestination and salvation, the existence of evil, divine and human authorship of Scripture, and science and the Christian faith. Laing provides extensive biblical support as well as practical applications for this theology.

Perspectives On The Doctrine Of God

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Author : Bruce A. Ware
language : en
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Release Date : 2008

Perspectives On The Doctrine Of God written by Bruce A. Ware and has been published by B&H Publishing Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Religion categories.

These questions are irresistible to ponder. The Bible says, "For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor? Or who has ever first given to Him, and has to be repaid? For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things" (Romans 11:34-36a, Holman CSB).

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