Divine and Human Action

3 credits

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.