In this episode, Caleb is joined by Drew Sparks (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) pastor at Trinity Reformed Baptist Church in Terre Haute, Indiana to discuss free will in the reformed tradition and just how closely Jonathan Edwards was to his forbearers in this area of theology.

Together they discuss questions like: what are the intellect and will? What is the difference between metaphysical and moral freedom? What are determinism, incompatibilism, and compatibilism? What do these things have to do with God’s decree, foreknowledge, and Christ’s human freedom? How close was Edwards conception of free will to the Reformed? And More.

Resources

1. Freedom of the Will by Jonathan Edwards https://a.co/d/d7QIGnN
2. The Providence of God by Paul Helmhttps://a.co/d/aenV7HB
3. Reforming Free Will: A Conversation on the History of Reformed Views by Paul Helm https://a.co/d/ijjCd8j
4. A Reformed View of Freedom by Mike Preciadohttps://a.co/d/5BnuDHq
5. Excusing Sinners and Blaming God: A Calvinist Assessment of Determinism, Moral Responsibility, and Divine Involvement in Evil by Guillaume Bignon https://a.co/d/28aZ4DV
6. Why Is There Evil in the World (and So Much of It?) by Greg Weltyhttps://a.co/d/3f1NOKf