Human and Divine Agency Anglican, Catholic,

This collection of thoughtful essays re-examines the notion of human agency from the perspective of the major traditions of Christian belief. Comprehensive in scope and stimulating in subject matter, this volume will be of value to philosophers as well as scholars of religion.

Acknowledgment

v

Introduction

vi

F. Michael McLain

Section One: A Historical Look at the Problem: Aquinas and Luther

Aquinas, Compatibilist

1

(40)

Thomas J. Loughran

Human Freedom and Divine Action: Libertarianism in St. Thomas Aquinas

41

(8)

John H. Wright, S.J

Predestination as a Condition of Freedom: Reconsidering the Reformation

49

(18)

Kyle A. Pasewark

Kant, Luther, and Erasmus on the Freedom of the Will

67

(16)

Elizabeth Galbraith

Section Two: Freedom and Agency: Finite and Infinite

Finite and Infinite Freedom in Farrer and von Balthasar

83

(14)

Brian Hebblethwaite

The Supremely Free Agent

97

(24)

Edward H. Henderson

A Look at Austin Farrer's Theory of Agency

121

(28)

W. Mark Richardson

Experience and Agency

149

(16)

Steven M. Duncan

Section Three: Freedom and Evil

Evil, Human Freedom, and Divine Grace

165

(26)

Thomas F. Tracy

Aquinas on the Sufferings of Job

191

(26)

Eleonore Stump

Must Job Live Forever?: A Reply to Aquinas on Providence and Freedom, Evil and Immortality

217

(36)

Timothy P. Jackson

Plato and Augustine on Doing Wrong Knowingly

253

(14)

Margaret Falls-Corbitt

Index

267

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