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Do We See Evidence of Determinism, Like in Reformed Theology, Previous to Augustine?
Pre-Augustinian Patristic writers prior to Augustine (d. 430 AD) overwhelmingly affirmed human free will and actively refuted philosophical or theological determinism as being incompatible with Christian teaching. Pre-Augustine, determinism associated with Gnosticism, Stoicism, or Manichaeism. It did not arise from biblical exegesis. It is exceptionally difficult, if not impossible, to find quotations in historical Christian […]
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