knowledge” (scientia media) In his writings Molina wanted to affirm that God has foreknowledge of human affairs, without lapsing into determinism. In his On the Agreement of God’s Grace and Free Will, published in 1588, he argued that there is a cooperation of man’s will with divine grace. This view contrasts with the Thomist view that God predetermines man’s will to act freely. Molina saw in the Thomist view a disguised determinism. The key element in Molina’s solution of the problem is his account