Perfect Will Theology: Divine Agency in Reformed Scholasticism as Against Suárez, Episcopius, Descartes, and Spinoza

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Reformed Scholasticism, Episcopius, Suarez, Descartes, Spinoza, divine will, Perfect Being Theology, providence, possible worlds
 

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Chapter One Introduction
1
12 Interpretations of Reformed Scholasticism
8
13 Reformed Scholasticism as Perfect Will Theology
12
14 The Reformed Model of Divine Agency
16
a Contingency Model
21
Duns Scotus
29
17 Plan
34
Part I TraditionHistorical Inquiry
37
510 Conclusion
256
Magnifying Divine Intellect
259
62 Gods Necessary Existence
263
63 Gods Necessary Causation
270
64 Divine Providence and Predestination
281
65 Conclusion
287
66 Melchior Leydecker
289
67 The Definition of Substance
290

a Basic Outline
39
22 Theology
40
23 Natural Theology
45
231 Divine Existence
46
232 Divine Nature
52
233 Divine Life
60
234 Divine Providence
63
24 Revealed Theology
67
25 Conclusion
70
Conditionalizing Divine Knowledge
71
32 Unconditional Future Contingents
73
321 Determinate TruthValue
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322 The Mode of Knowledge
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323 Foreknowledge and Contingency
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33 Conditional Future Contingents
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331 Determinate TruthValue
87
332 The Mode of Knowledge
92
333 Conditional Knowledge and Divine Will
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34 Conclusion
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35 William Twisse 15781646
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The Preface of the Exposition
101
362 Twisses Basic Argument
106
37 The Defense of Human Freedom
116
38 Unconditional Future Contingents
119
382 Determinate TruthValue
121
383 The Mode of Knowledge
132
39 Conditional Future Contingents
143
391 The Case against Middle Knowledge
144
392 Divine Knowledge and Will
148
310 Conclusion
154
Conditionalizing Divine Will
157
42 A Conditional Decision and a Moveable End of Life
158
43 Divine Foreknowledge
162
44 Contingency and Foreknowledge
169
45 Conclusion
174
46 Gisbertus Voetius 15891676
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47 An Unconditional Decision and an Immoveable End of Life
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48 No Conditional Knowledge
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49 The Decision and its Modality
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410 Conclusion
208
Magnifying Divine Will
211
52 Descartes Creation Doctrine
216
53 Divine Will and Knowledge
222
54 Conclusion
229
55 Melchior Leydecker 16421721
230
Power and Will
233
57 The Source of Possibility
239
Divine Essence as the Source of Being
246
59 Divine Knowledge and Will
253
68 The Eternal Order
301
69 Conclusion
303
Part II Analytical Inquiry
305
Chapter Seven Modal Logic and Possible Worlds
307
73 Modal Logic
312
the System S5
313
Possible Worlds
316
Modal Logic and Theology
325
Chapter Eight Consistency of SeventeenthCentury Thought Modal Analysis and Evaluation
327
82 Jesuit Thought
328
822 Evaluation
332
83 Remonstrant Thought
342
832 Evaluation
345
84 Cartesian Thought
357
841 Analysis
358
842 Evaluation
364
85 Spinozist Thought
373
852 Evaluation
384
86 Reformed Thought
391
862 Evaluation
395
87 Conclusion
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Part III SystematicTheological Inquiry
403
A Modal Argument
405
Infinite Power Freedom and Wisdom
409
94 Conclusion
417
Chapter Ten Perfect Will Theology and Human Freedom
419
102 Created Freedom
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103 Eternal Providence and Created Freedom
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104 Actual Providence
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105 Actual Providence and Created Freedom
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106 Conclusion
457
Chapter Eleven Perfect Will Theology and the Problem of Evil
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112 Reformed Thought on Evil
461
113 The Free Will Defense
467
114 Evaluation
474
1141 Leibniz Lapse and Counterfactuals
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1142 Transworld depravity
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115 The Superfluity of Theodicies
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116 A Perfect Will Defense
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117 Conclusion
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Chapter Twelve Epilogue
497
123 Current Relevance
504
1231 Perfect Will Theology and Modern Theology
505
1232 Perfect Will Theology and Natural Science
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124 Conclusion
524
List of Logical Symbols
527
Bibliography
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Index
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O autoru (2010)

J. Martin Bac, Ph. D. (2008) in Theology, Protestant Theological University, Utrecht, has published on Reformed scholasticism and its medieval background, including "Reformed Thought on Freedom. The Concept of Free Choice in the History of Early-Modern Reformed Theology" (edited with Willem J. van Asselt and Roelf T. te Velde (Grand Rapids, forthcoming 2010).

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NaslovPerfect Will Theology: Divine Agency in Reformed Scholasticism as Against Suárez, Episcopius, Descartes, and Spinoza
Opseg 42 iz Brill's Series in Church History
Opseg 42 iz Kerkhistorische bijdragen
AutorJ. Martin Bac
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IzdavačBRILL, 2010
ISBN900418290X, 9789004182905
DuljinaBroj stranica: 561
  
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