The concept of free will and determinism in relation to the nature of an omniscient God
Issues of the extent to which God can be held to know the future, and the implications of this for human responsibility
These sections ask the same sorts of questions as the unit on free will, but now we're asking 'God questions'. For example, do people in heaven have freedom to sin? Does God know the future, and if so in what sense are we truly free?
Resources
Here is a sample exam question - it is always better to try answering the question first then you can compare your answer with the example given.
Free will and God |
Further information:
Tutor2U has a page on God's omniscience and determinism. Other links on free will and determinism may help:
- Tutor 2U - Free Will and Determinism
- RS Web - Determinism
- Faithnet - Determinism and Free Will
- Wikipedia - Free Will, Determinism and Compatibilism
- CMF - Genes and Behaviour (available as pdf)
- Counterbalance - Determinism, Determinism, Indeterminism and their implications, Genetic determinism (audio), Do we have free will? (audio), What determines behaviour? (audio)