Christianity and the problem of free will /

Central to the teachings of Christianity is a puzzle: on the one hand, sin seems something that humans do not do freely and so cannot be not responsible for, since it is unavoidable; on the other hand, sin seems something that we must be responsible for and so do freely, since we are enjoined to rep...

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Main Author: Vicens, Leigh (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2023
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : 2023
Series:Cambridge elements
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