WHY CHRISTIANS SHOULD NOT BE LIBERTARIANS

Lynne Rudder Baker

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Augustinian Studies and Theology Karl Barth and Christian Theology Theology and Philosophy of Evil

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The prevailing view of Christian philosophers today seems to be that Christianity requires a libertarian conception of free will.Focusing on Augustine's mature anti-Pelagian works, I try to show that the prevailing view is in error.Specifically, I want to show that---{)n Augustine's view of grace-a libertarian account of free will is irrelevant to salvation.On Augustine's view, the grace of God through Christ is sufficient as weIl as necessary for salvation.Salvation is entirely in the hands of God, totally independent of anything that any human being might do.And faith, the human response to salvation, is best understood in terms of a compatibilist account of freedom.

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