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Freedom of the Will

Entity ID:

freedom-of-the-will-(edwards)

Long Name:

Freedom of the Will

Short Name:

Freedom of the Will

Disambiguation String:

Edwards' philosophical work on freedom

Entity Type:

work

Entity Subtype:

book

Summary:

Having graduated from Yale at the mere age of seventeen, Jonathan Edwards is ranked among America's most pre-eminent philosopher-theologians. Edwards wrote Freedom of the Will in 1754 while serving in Massachusetts as a missionary to a native tribe of Housatonic Indians. In this text, Edwards investigates the contrasting Calvinist and Arminian views about free will, God's foreknowledge, determinism, and moral agency. As Edwards attempts to resolve the contention surrounding these topics, he relies on a variety of textual resources including the Bible and philosophy works of enlightenment thinkers. This book can be challenging due to Edwards' emphasis on philosophical reasoning, but Edwards strives to educate his audience by frequently defining confusing terms and explaining controversial passages in depth. Freedom of the Will is relevant to every Christian because it addresses difficult questions about desire, choice, good, and evil.

Emmalon Davis
CCEL Staff Writer

Viaf ID:

186547957

Is An Individual:

No

Is Published:

Yes

Original Language:

eng

LCCN:

BJ1461

ISBN:

9781610252324

CCEL URL:

//ccel.org/ccel/edwards/will.html

Original Language Title:

Freedom of the Will

LC Subjects:

All; Classic; Theology;

Creators:

Creator: Jonathan Edwards, Relator: aut, Creator ID: 23146