Divine and Human Action

This course examines theoretical perspectives on divine and human action. It is not an introductory survey of responses to these problems but an advanced consideration of their theoretical elements: divine knowledge, will, freedom, and government; its compatibility with human freedom; nature, grace, and sin as the conditions of human freedom; and general elements of a theodicy or the problem of evil in relation to divine omniscience, goodness, and omnipotence. Prior exposure to these questions (e.g., a survey course on grace, theological anthropology, or the doctrine of God) is desirable but not required.