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Determined to Believe? Professor John C Lennox

Determined to Believe? By Professor John C Lennox

Determined to Believe? by Professor John C Lennox


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Summary

Lennox tackles the question of determinism: how do we understand God's sovereignty and human freedom and responsibility?

Determined to Believe? Summary

Determined to Believe?: The sovereignty of God, faith and human responsibility by Professor John C Lennox

Determined to Believe is written for those who are interested in or even troubled by questions about God's sovereignty and human freedom and responsibility. John Lennox writes in the spirit of helping people to get to grips with the biblical treatment of this issue for themselves. In this comprehensive review of the topic of theological determinism, Lennox seeks firstly to define the problem, looking at the concepts of freedom, the different kinds of determinism, and the moral problems these pose. He then equips the reader with biblical teaching on the topic and explores the spectrum of theological opinion on it. Following this Lennox delves deeper into the Gospels and then investigates what we can learn regarding determinism and responsibility from Paul's discussion in Romans on God's dealings with Israel. Finally Lennox tackles the issue of Christian assurance. This nuanced and detailed study challenges some of the widely held assumptions in the area of theological determinism and brings a fresh perspective to the debate.

About Professor John C Lennox

John C. Lennox MA PhD DPhil DSc is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford and Emeritus Fellow in Mathematics and the Philosophy of Science at Green Templeton College. He has lectured on religion and science at many prestigious institutions around the world, and has publicly debated Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens, among others. He is also the author of many books including Cosmic Chemistry and God and Stephen Hawking: Whose Design is it Anyway?

Table of Contents

Contents
Acknowledgments 9
Prologue 13
What This Book is About 15
Part 1: The Problem Defined
1 The Nature and Limitations of Freedom 22
2 Different Kinds of Determinism 36
3 Reactions to Determinism - The Moral Problem 61
4 Weapons of Mass Distraction 74
Part 2: The Theology of Determinism
5 God's Sovereignty and Human Responsibility 92
6 The Biblical Vocabulary 105
Part 3: The Gospel and Determinism
7 Human Capacity and its Limits 128
8 The Human Condition - Diagnosis and Remedy 148
Drawn by the Father and Coming to Christ 169
10 The Irreversibility of Regeneration 186
11 The Gospel and Human Moral Responsibility 200
Part 4: Israel and Determinism
12 Israel and the Gentiles 234
13 Why Doesn't Israel Believe? 242
14 The Hardening of Pharaoh's Heart 257
15 Is Israel Responsible? 275
16 Has Israel a Future? 294
Part 5: Assurance and Determinism
17 Christian Assurance 310
18 Will Faith in God Endure? 327
19 Warning in Hebrews 339
20 Assurance in Hebrews 348
Epilogue 357
Questions for Reflection or Discussion 359
Index 361
Index of Scripture References 366

Additional information

GOR011083274
9780857218728
0857218727
Determined to Believe?: The sovereignty of God, faith and human responsibility by Professor John C Lennox
Used - Very Good
Paperback
SPCK Publishing
20171020
368
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