TY - BOOK AU - Geisler,Norman L TI - Chosen but free: a balanced view of God's sovereignty and free will SN - 9780764208447 AV - BT810 PY - 2010/// CY - Minneapolis, Minnesota PB - Bethany House KW - Calvinism KW - Free will and determinism KW - God (Christianity) KW - Omniscience KW - Providence and government of God KW - Christianity N1 - Ideas do have consequences --; What are the alternatives? --; --Who is in charge? --; --Why blame me? --; --Avoiding the extreme sovereignty view --; Avoiding the extreme sovereignty view (continued) --; --Avoiding the extreme free will view --; Seeking a biblical balance --; So what? --; --Responding to critics --; Appendices: Great church fathers on free wil ; l --; Was Calvin a Calvinist? --; --The origins of extreme Calvinism --; Answering objections to free will --; Is faith a gift only to the elect? --; --Biblical support for unlimited atonement --; Double-predestination --; Jonathan Edwards on free will --; Is regeneration prior to faith? --; --Monergism vs. synergism --; Extreme Calvinism and voluntarism --; Understanding Calvinism's five points --; The Canons of Dort --; Four views on eternal security; 2; 2; b N2 - "Respected author, seminary professor, and apologist presents a moderate view of divine sovereignty vs. human responsibility. In the third edition he addresses current debate surrounding freewill and destination, including response to critics"--Provided by publisher ER -