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- Title
JONATHAN EDWARDS E O LIVRE-ARBÍTRIO: UMA BREVE ANÁLISE DE SEUS PRINCIPAIS CONCEITOS E CONTROVÉRSIAS.
- Authors
Nascimento Castelo, Paulo Afonso
- Abstract
Jonathan Edwards is among the great Christian thinkers in history. His concepts, resulting from a lifetime of study and reflection, deserve the careful consideration of every Christian. This article intends to offer a brief analysis of his though on human will. Edwards' main objective in his writings dealing with this subject was to refute Arminianism and its defense of free will, which was gaining strength in the evangelical circles of that time. Edwards did this from the perspective of Reformed orthodoxy, but he also dialogued with some philosophical principles then flourishing. Such approach is laudable and certainly necessary today for those who want to be relevant to their generation. The article presents Edwards' main arguments in two of his works, The Freedom of the Will and Original Sin. It also surveys the main controversies that even in our day revolve around the theologian's thought on will: whether his reflection on the theme is compatible with that of the first reformers and whether the Edwardsean propositions make God the author of sin. We conclude that, despite some unsolved issues in Edwards' thought, his reasoning on human will are necessary in our time, when many church members have biblically mistaken concepts about will and freedom.
- Subjects
EDWARDS, Jonathan, 1703-1758; FREE will &; determinism -- Religious aspects; CHRISTIAN life; EVANGELICAL Church; ARMINIANISM; CHRISTIANITY
- Publication
Fides Reformata, 2013, Vol 18, Issue 2, p65
- ISSN
1517-5863
- Publication type
Article