{"product_id":"freedom-and-sin-evil-in-a-world-created-by-god-9780802881830","title":"Freedom and Sin: Evil in a World Created by God","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fresh argument for a venerable but recently neglected solution to the problem of human freedom and divine sovereignty.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf God is the creator of all that is, then God is the creator of everything we do. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis basic premise of Christian theology raises difficult questions. How can we have free will if God is the source of all our actions? And how can we explain the existence of evil without ascribing it to God? \u003ci\u003eFreedom and Sin \u003c\/i\u003eresolves this conundrum through a classical position known as compatibilist indeterminism: the idea that God can determine our free choices while not determining \u003ci\u003eall\u003c\/i\u003e our choices. This solution, which insists that God's agency is both non-competitive with ours and is not implicated in our sins, has been neglected in recent years but remains the most compelling response to philosophical objections to Christian doctrine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this volume, Ross McCullough provides a detailed defense and exposition of compatibilist indeterminism, showing how human freedom is not compromised but perfected by being fixed to the will of God. With a novel re-working of Hans Urs von Balthasar's account of analogy, with an attention to everyday Christian concerns about suffering, and with a consideration of challenging scriptural passages--Jesus's cryptic explanation of parables in Mark 4 and Paul's account of election in Romans 9--McCullough demonstrates a commitment both to formidable theological questions and their concrete applications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/12\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802881830\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.70w x 1.00d","brand":"Ross McCullough","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42253592985781,"sku":"9780802881830","price":42.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_10dd7dee-79ff-430d-8b5d-cb3cc96d6d85.jpg?v=1656387798","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/freedom-and-sin-evil-in-a-world-created-by-god-9780802881830","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}