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Tag Archives: libertarian freedom
Freedom and Determinism: What’s the Difference?
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 Philosophical Theology
Tagged determinism, divine creation, divine sovereignty, free will, God, Hugh McCann, libertarian freedom
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Creation as Chaconne
by Pastor Tom Belt Bach’s Chaconne for Violin is 12 to 15 minutes of—well, forgive me for putting it this way—the eucharist ingested through the ears, a divine liturgy of pure music. I have well over a dozen recordings by different … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology, Theology
Tagged apocatastasis, David Hart, divine providence, free will, God, libertarian freedom, universal salvation
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At Liberty to Become Free
by Pastor Thomas Belt Many thanks to Fr Adian for the invitation to share my views on the controversial subject of “free will.” I’m grateful for Fr Aidan’s friendship, the encouraging conversations we have, and his kindness in allowing me … Continue reading
Jerry Walls: Is Hell a Place You’d Ever Want to Visit?
Universalists do not necessarily deny Gehenna. Thomas Talbott is case in point. He believes that it is possible for human beings to reject God. Those who die in their rejection will find themselves in a post-mortem condition of suffering. We can … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Eschatology
Tagged damnation, divine punishment, eternal damnation, free will, hell, Jerry Walls, libertarian freedom, purgatory, Tom Talbott
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Jerry Walls: The Irrationality of Hell
If damnation is a matter of self-exclusion from the kingdom of Christ rather than retributive punishment for unrepented sins, and if we are truly given optimal grace to choose the joy of heaven over the misery of hell, why would … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Eschatology
Tagged damnation, freedom, God, happiness, hell, Jerry Walls, libertarian freedom, Thomas Talbott
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Thomas Talbott: The Inescapable Love of God (part 9)
3) “The free will theist’s understanding of hell is, in any case, utterly inconsistent with the New Testament teaching about hell” (The Inescapable Love of God, p. 171). God does not damn, we damn ourselves; God does not cease to … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Eschatology
Tagged damnation, eternal suffering, free will, Gehenna, hell, Jerry Walls, last judgment, libertarian freedom, Thomas Talbott
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Thomas Talbott: The Inescapable Love of God (part 6)
God does not coerce! Without question, this is the most popular, and perhaps most powerful, objection raised against the universalist hope, at least in those circles where the retributive construal of damnation does not hold sway. God has given human … Continue reading
