Monthly Archives: December 2016

Freedom and Determinism: What’s the Difference?

Posted on 28 December 2016 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Free agency, states Hugh McCann, exhibits three essential features. First, free actions cannot be “the product of independent event-causal condi­tions. An autonomous agent has to be a center of novelty—a point from which, to the extent he influences it, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Hugh McCann, Philosophical Theology | Tagged , , , , , , | 26 Comments

The Free-Will Defense and the Impossible Worlds of Molinism

Posted on 27 December 2016 by Fr Aidan Kimel

This article has been extensively revised and republished on 10 October 2021. You may find it here, under the same title. The free-will defense against the problem of evil is a failure–at least that’s what Hugh McCann believes. This verdict … Continue reading →

Posted in Hugh McCann, Philosophical Theology | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

C. S. Lewis, Alvin Plantinga, and the Free-Will Defense

Posted on 26 December 2016 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Why did God create a world filled with evil and horrific violence? In the midst of World War II, C. S. Lewis offered what has become a classic Christian response: God created things which had free will. That means creatures which … Continue reading →

Posted in Hugh McCann, Philosophical Theology | Tagged , , , , , , , | 20 Comments

Wassail!

Posted on 25 December 2016 by Fr Aidan Kimel
Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

The Wexford Carol

Posted on 25 December 2016 by Fr Aidan Kimel
Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments

“And let once more by mystic birth the Lord of life be born in earth”

Posted on 25 December 2016 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Awake, glad heart! Get up and sing, It is the birthday of thy King, Awake! Awake! The sun doth shake Light from his locks, and all the way Breathing perfumes, doth spice the day. Awake, awake! Hark, how the wood … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

“O Come, All Ye Faithful”

Posted on 25 December 2016 by Fr Aidan Kimel
Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

“Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!”

Posted on 24 December 2016 by Fr Aidan Kimel

I bid the readers and followers of Eclectic Orthodoxy a very happy and blessed Christmas. May our Savior bestow upon you every good gift. May the love of the Father be born anew in your hearts. May the Spirit fill … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments