{"product_id":"divine-providence-the-molinist-account-9780801473364","title":"Divine Providence: The Molinist Account","description":"\u003cp\u003eThomas P. Flint develops and defends the idea of divine providence sketched by Luis de Molina, the sixteenth-century Jesuit theologian. The Molinist account of divine providence reconciles two claims long thought to be incompatible: that God is the all-knowing governor of the universe and that individual freedom can prevail only in a universe free of absolute determinism. The Molinist concept of middle knowledge holds that God knows, though he has no control over, truths about how any individual would freely choose to act in any situation, even if the person never encounters that situation. Given such knowledge, God can be truly providential while leaving his creatures genuinely free. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDivine Providence\u003c\/i\u003e is by far the most detailed and extensive presentation of the Molinist view ever written.Middle knowledge is hotly debated in philosophical theology, and the controversy spills over into metaphysics and moral philosophy as well. Flint ably defends the concept against its most influential contemporary critics, and shows its importance to Christian practice. With particular originality and sophistication, he applies Molinism to such aspects of providence as prayer, prophecy, and the notion of papal infallibility, teasing out the full range of implications for traditional Christianity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas P. Flint\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/09\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell Studies in the Philosophy of Religion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.90w x 0.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801473364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRevised Edition\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45229886865545,"sku":"9780801473364","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_dcb5847b-d4aa-430a-80b8-2c29ebf32b13.jpg?v=1770113647","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/divine-providence-the-molinist-account-9780801473364","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}