I've just started reading The Only Wise God by William Lane Craig, which examines the compatibility of Divine Foreknowledge and Human Freedom. So far it seems pretty good.
First of all he looks at the definition of divine foreknowledge, and notes the problem caused by fatalism (which in brief says that if God foreknows something then it must happen, therefore there is no human freedom).
Secondly he looks at various ways that Christians have attempted to avoid the conclusion that foreknowledge and freedom and incompatible, which include:
I've found it quite interesting so far. As with most of Craig's work it is fairly intellectual, but makes you think a lot about the nature of God and some of the philosophical objections raised against him.
First of all he looks at the definition of divine foreknowledge, and notes the problem caused by fatalism (which in brief says that if God foreknows something then it must happen, therefore there is no human freedom).
Secondly he looks at various ways that Christians have attempted to avoid the conclusion that foreknowledge and freedom and incompatible, which include:
- Denying God's foreknowledge.
- Denying human freedom.
- Denying that future statements are either true or false.
- Claiming that all future statements are false.
- Denying tensed facts.
I've found it quite interesting so far. As with most of Craig's work it is fairly intellectual, but makes you think a lot about the nature of God and some of the philosophical objections raised against him.
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