The Freedom of the Will
| Author | Jonathan Edwards |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Subject | Theology |
Publication date | 1754 |
An Inquiry into the Modern Prevailing Notions of the Freedom of the Will which is Supposed to be Essential to Moral Agency, Virtue and Vice, Reward and Punishment, Praise and Blame or simply The Freedom of the Will, is a work by Christian reformer, theologian, and author
God's grace
in salvation.
Similarities to the open theism debate
Although written long before the modern introduction and debate over Open Theism, Edwards' work addresses many of the concerns that have been raised today over this view.
Views on predisposition
One of the authors that provoked the writing of The Freedom of the Will was
Calvinist viewpoint and his statement that “It is better to deny prescience [foreknowledge] than liberty.”[1]
It is this claim that Edwards attempts to answer in The Freedom of the Will. Edwards responded that a person may freely choose whatever seems good, but that whatever it is that seems good is based on an inherent predisposition that has been foreordained by God.
See also
- A Faithful Narrative
- Religious Affections
References
External links
- The Complete Text of The Freedom of the Will
- A version of this work, slightly modified for easier reading
The Freedom of the Will public domain audiobook at LibriVox
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