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RevDrNorth
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I have just become aquainted with Molinism (Jesuit Priest) and it is an orthodox Catholic belief and advocated by (at one time) the Jesuits.
I am looking at Calvinism - Arminianism - Open theism…so this is interesting. But in my quick read I coud not find an answer to the following issues:
i) Prayer. In Molinisitc understanding, what is the efficacy of prayer?
ii) According to this view God knows (middle knowledge) which circumstance will cause beleiver X to accept Christ (if that will happen). God therefore engineers those circumstances. How does the rest of that work in terms of disasters, drunk drivers and so on.
Please answer or provide a link answering if you can. I understand how Calvinism answers this (unsatisfactory) and Open Theism. All of these approaches have problems. I wanted to understand how Molinism (catholic) answers this. It is a concept I am struggling with in terms of free will and divine sovereignty.
Thank you in advance!
*As I note in the other thread…this is not an attempt to bait anyone. My seminary explanations (Calvinism) is no longer acceptable. The closest so far is Open Theism (Openness Theology).
North
I am looking at Calvinism - Arminianism - Open theism…so this is interesting. But in my quick read I coud not find an answer to the following issues:
i) Prayer. In Molinisitc understanding, what is the efficacy of prayer?
ii) According to this view God knows (middle knowledge) which circumstance will cause beleiver X to accept Christ (if that will happen). God therefore engineers those circumstances. How does the rest of that work in terms of disasters, drunk drivers and so on.
Please answer or provide a link answering if you can. I understand how Calvinism answers this (unsatisfactory) and Open Theism. All of these approaches have problems. I wanted to understand how Molinism (catholic) answers this. It is a concept I am struggling with in terms of free will and divine sovereignty.
Thank you in advance!
*As I note in the other thread…this is not an attempt to bait anyone. My seminary explanations (Calvinism) is no longer acceptable. The closest so far is Open Theism (Openness Theology).
North