Sproul, R. C. 1939-,

Willing to believe : the controversy over free will / [print] R.C. Sproul. - Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Books, (c)1997. - 221 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.



We are capable of obedience : Pelagius -- We are incapable of obedience : Augustine -- We are capable of cooperating : Semi-Pelagians -- We are in bondage to sin : Martin Luther -- We are voluntary slaves : John Calvin -- We are free to believe : James Arminius -- We are inclined to sin : Jonathan Edwards -- We are not depraved by nature : Charles Grandison Finney -- We are able to believe : Lewis Sperry Chafer.

In Willing to Believe Sproul traces the free-will controversy from its formal beginning in the fifth century, when Augustine took up the pen against Pelagius, to the present. By the time you finish this historical tour, you will understand the nuances separating the views of Protestants and Catholics, Calvinists and Arminians, the Reformed and Dispensationalists. You will also have read key passages from the works of important writers on this subject: Pelagius, Augustine, Luther, Calvin, Arminius, Edwards, Finney, and others.



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Free will and determinism--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines.
Sin, Original--History of doctrines.
Grace (Theology)--History of doctrines.

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