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Is there a Christian philosopher who has published a book challenging compatibilism from the point of view of hard determinism?

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A.W Pink in "The sovereignty of God" says in the introduction- "Two things are beyond dispute: God is sovereign, man is responsible". That compatibilist point of view is compared to Libertarian thinking in Scott Christensen's book "What about Free Will?" page 238. Is there a book which challenges both compatibilist and libertarian thinking by putting forward a third possibility, namely hard determinism? Hard determinism- all human choices are necessarily determined by prior conditions, which in this Christian context would include God's sovereignty. Libertarianism- Freedom of choice is the ability to choose contrary to any prior factors that influence the choice including one's motives, desires and even God Himself. Compatibilism-God determines human choices, yet every person freely makes their own choices.
Asked by C. Stroud (361 rep)
Jun 30, 2018, 05:05 PM
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