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Providence, Predestination, and Free Will in Richard Hooker’s Theology

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Richard Hooker and the English Reformation

Part of the book series: Studies in Early Modern Religious Reforms ((SERR,volume 2))

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Owing to strong biblical roots, predestination is as old as Christianity. Conflicting interpretations have covered the spectrum from an emphasis on the determining will of God to human freedom and choice, or divine election in contrast to divine permission. There have been emphases on predestination to salvation, with little or no attention to those who are not among the elect, contrasted with reprobation which is perfectly just, but higher than human understanding of justice.

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    W. J. Torrance Kirby

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Grislis, E. (2003). Providence, Predestination, and Free Will in Richard Hooker’s Theology. In: Kirby, W.J.T. (eds) Richard Hooker and the English Reformation. Studies in Early Modern Religious Reforms, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0319-2_6

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