Necessity, Contingency and the Freedom of God
In this paper I attempt to argue that Antonie Vos’ claims respecting the relations between Calvin and Reformed Orthodoxy regarding the doctrine of God are exaggerated, with no convincing support. I argue, from the writings of Calvin, that he is not a necessitarian, but holds that God wills freely, c...
Published in: | Journal of reformed theology |
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2014
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Journal of reformed theology
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IxTheo Classification: | KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KDD Protestant Church NBC Doctrine of God |
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synchronic contingency
divine freedom
necessity
eternal
Calvin
Scotus
Antonie Vos
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Summary: | In this paper I attempt to argue that Antonie Vos’ claims respecting the relations between Calvin and Reformed Orthodoxy regarding the doctrine of God are exaggerated, with no convincing support. I argue, from the writings of Calvin, that he is not a necessitarian, but holds that God wills freely, choosing between alternatives in one eternal act. Furthermore, I have argued, on conceptual grounds, that in any case the doctrine of synchronic contingency applied to the life a timelessly eternal God does not deliver an intelligible account of divine freedom. |
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ISSN: | 1569-7312 |
Contains: | In: Journal of reformed theology
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15697312-00803002 |