Tag Archives: theodicy

Plantinga, God, Freedom, and Evil

Posted on April 14, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

Plantinga, summarizing his earlier work in The Nature of Necessity and God and Other Minds, demonstrates that the theist does not face a contradiction in a) asserting God exists and b) evil exists. In this work Plantinga also deals with … Continue reading →

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An Arminian Theodicy

Posted on November 6, 2016 by J. B. Aitken

Arminianism:  divine election is based on foreknowledge of human choices. (this does touch on the Middle Knowledge debate, which will be discussed below).  Rutherford responds that this denies God as the author of second causes.  Arminians deny that grace determines … Continue reading →

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