Free will (Edexcel A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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Free will definition
Free will definition
Autonomy over decisions without external influences
Determinism definition
Determinism definition
All events/decisions decided by prior events
Predestination definition
Predestination definition
God knows what we'll do before we're born
Process theology: God's knowledge
Process theology: God's knowledge
God can't have complete knowledge of future (to preserve free will)
Free will defence concept
Free will defence concept
God allows evil as result of granting free will
Libertarianism's view
Libertarianism's view
Free will is incompatible with determinism
Compatibilism's view
Compatibilism's view
Free will and determinism can coexist
Process theology developer
Process theology developer
Alfred North Whitehead
Open Theism key proponent
Open Theism key proponent
Clark Pinnock
Open Theism: God's knowledge
Open Theism: God's knowledge
God voluntarily limits knowledge to allow genuine free will
Augustine: free will after Fall
Augustine: free will after Fall
Will inclined to sin; limited and corrupted
Augustine: role of grace
Augustine: role of grace
God's grace necessary for salvation
Calvin's predestination doctrine
Calvin's predestination doctrine
Double predestination (elect saved, reprobate damned)
Calvin: free will & salvation
Calvin: free will & salvation
Free will irrelevant; salvation depends on God's will
Tension: free will vs predestination
Tension: free will vs predestination
How choose if God knows our actions & can't be wrong?