Freedom and the Incarnation

Philosophy Compass 11 (11):743-756 (2016)
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In this paper, we explore how free will should be understood within the Christian doctrine of the Incarnation, particularly on the assumption of traditional Christology. We focus on two issues: reconciling Christ's free will with the claim that Christ's human will was subjected to the divine will in the Incarnation; and reconciling the claims that Christ was fully human and free with the belief that Christ, since God, could not sin.

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Kevin Timpe
Calvin College
Tim Pawl
University of St. Thomas, Minnesota

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