On the Harmony of Christ’s Wills
According to classical Christology, Christ’s human will was always in conformity with and never contrary to the divine will. Call this notion ‘volitional non-contrariety’ (VNC). But theologians disagree over how to explain VNC. In this article, I consider four models of VNC: the Parameter Model, the...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2024
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Journal of reformed theology
Year: 2024, Volume: 18, Issue: 1/3, Pages: 76-98 |
| IxTheo Classification: | NBE Anthropology NBF Christology |
| Further subjects: | B
dyothelitism
B Christology B Compatibilism B Jesus Christ B Freedom |
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| Summary: | According to classical Christology, Christ’s human will was always in conformity with and never contrary to the divine will. Call this notion ‘volitional non-contrariety’ (VNC). But theologians disagree over how to explain VNC. In this article, I consider four models of VNC: the Parameter Model, the Beatific Vision Model, the Molinist Model, and the Causal Model. I argue that the Causal Model, coupled with a compatibilist account of freedom, is the best way to understand VNC because libertarian accounts of Christ’s human freedom inevitably fail to preserve some other element of classical Christology. |
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| ISSN: | 1569-7312 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of reformed theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15697312-bja10047 |