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Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
July 2019
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2019
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9781108558396

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This Element considers the relationship between the traditional view of God as all-powerful, all-knowing and wholly good on the one hand, and the idea of human free will on the other. It focuses on the potential threats to human free will arising from two divine attributes: God's exhaustive foreknowledge and God's providential control of creation.

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‘… a superb introduction, accessible for independent readers interested in these issues and yet also ideal for use in an under-graduate or even graduate course.’

Christopher Hauser Source: Religious Studies Review

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