Molinism
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12 sectionsContents
- God's types of knowledge
- Knowledge of counterfactuals
- Theological implications
- Difference from Calvinism and from Arminianism
- Debate between Jesuit Molinists and Dominicans
- Other implications
- Biblical texts for Molinism
- Criticism
- See also
- Notes
- References and further reading
- External links
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Molinism, named after 16th-century Spanish Jesuit theologian Luis de Molina, is the thesis that God has middle knowledge (or scientia media): the knowledge of counterfactuals, particularly counterfactuals regarding human action. It seeks to reconcile the apparent tension of divine providence and human free will. Prominent contemporary Molinists include William Lane Craig, Alfred Freddoso, Alvin Plantinga, Michael Bergmann, Thomas P. Flint, Kenneth Keathley, Dave Armstrong, John D. Laing, Timothy A. Stratton, Kirk R. MacGregor, and J.P. Moreland.