The Will in Its Theological Relations addresses human freedom and God's decrees within a nineteenth-century debate over full-blown determinism. More specifically, John L. Girardeau challenges Jonathan Edwards's doctrine of the will and its tendency to identify certain foreknowledge with causal necessity. While appreciative of Edwards as a brilliant thinker and spiritual giant, Girardeau respectfully exposes Edwards's theory of necessity as an injurious incursion into Reformed theology. Here is one of the clearest and fullest cases against Edwardsian determinism. It is also an articulate restatement of the orthodox Reformed perspective on human bondage to sin against Arminian theology. Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/Will-Its-Theological-Relations/dp/B0BZZM2H98/ref%3Dsr_1_1?crid=28RUMXHPP2X2V&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.iobHnXrNi8j-V7mqsuJ8uw.9TRP9RXtVHGX_kR99GgQYw7QSbW16KoFLetbvkH26ts&dib_tag=se&keywords=The+Will+in+Its+Theological+Relations%2C+Girardeau&qid=1739698021&s=digital-text&sprefix=confession+of+the+christian+religion%2Cdigital-text%2C1066&sr=1-1
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Curious Tales of the Talmud: Finding Personal Meaning in the Legends of Our Sages The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute Jewish Learning Institute 978-1934463567 Amazon blurb: Everyone loves a good story. Knowing this, the sages of the Talmud used stories to encode messages about life that are far too deep and profound to…
Sage Tales: Wisdom and Wonder from the Rabbis of the Talmud Rabbi Burton L. Visotzky Jewish Lights 978-1580237918 Sage Tales: Wisdom and Wonder from the Rabbis of the Talmud: Visotzky, Rabbi Burton L.: 9781580237918: Amazon.com: Books Amazon blurb: Great stories have the power to draw the heart. But certain stories have…
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From Mesopotamia To Modernity: Ten Introductions To Jewish History And Literature Burton L. Visotzky and David Fishman Routledge 978-0813367170 Amazon blurb: From Mesopotamia to Modernity is a one volume introduction to both Jewish history and literature from its earliest times up to the present. Leading experts in each…
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