Free will (OCR A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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Free will definition
Free will definition
Autonomy over decisions w/o external influences
Determinism
Determinism
All events decided by prior events
Predestination
Predestination
God knows what we'll do before we're born
Process theology: God's future knowledge
Process theology: God's future knowledge
Can't have complete knowledge (preserves free will)
Free will defence
Free will defence
God allows evil by granting humans free will
Libertarianism on free will & determinism
Libertarianism on free will & determinism
Free will incompatible with determinism
Compatibilism view
Compatibilism view
Free will and determinism can coexist
Who developed process theology?
Who developed process theology?
Alfred North Whitehead
Process theology: God's relationship
Process theology: God's relationship
Dynamic relationship with creation, not immutable
Open Theism key proponent
Open Theism key proponent
Clark Pinnock
Open Theism: God's knowledge
Open Theism: God's knowledge
God limits knowledge to allow genuine free will
Augustine: original sin's effect on will
Augustine: original sin's effect on will
Will inclined towards sin, impaired ability to choose good
Augustine: role of grace
Augustine: role of grace
God's grace necessary for salvation
Calvin: double predestination
Calvin: double predestination
God chose some for salvation, others for damnation
Calvin: basis of predestination
Calvin: basis of predestination
God's will, not human actions