Divine Providence: God's Love and Human Freedom (Biblia.com)

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We ask God to involve himself providentially in our lives, yet we cherish our freedom to choose and act. Employing both theological reflection and philosophical analysis, the author explores how to resolve the interesting and provocative puzzles arising from these seemingly conflicting desires. He inquires what sovereignty means and how sovereigns balance their power and prerogatives with the...

what the compatibilist fails to recognize is that constraints can internally cause as well as restrict action. That over which we have no control can so cause our beliefs, desires, and intentions that we are unable to will in any fashion other than we do. This deeper constraint means that ultimately we cannot act in any way other than what God has sovereignly predetermined. God, not the individual person, is the ultimate causal source of choice and action. We contribute to the action by doing what

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