On the face of it, it does not seem difficult to state the contradictions that beset a doctrine of predestination. An absolute sense that God determines the outcome of our lives cuts the nerve of ...

When I talk to newcomers to Christianity, they often have a hang-up which is rather funny when you think about it. Many struggle with the doctrine of predestination — specifically, the Calvinistic ...

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Calling a halt before the theological riddle is solved. One more book on election? Yes, one more book on election, specifically, on the Augustinian doctrine of election. And a mighty interesting book ...

Rethinking the doctrine of election. Putting the finishing touches on the second volume of his Church Dogmatics, the volume in which he took up the doctrine of God and with it the doctrine of election ...