Predestination —— The American Career of a Contentious Doctrine

----- 预定论：抗争性学说的美国境遇

ISBN: 9780195174274 出版年：2009 页码：326 Thuesen, Peter J Oxford University Press

Predestination--the idea that God foreordains one's eternal destiny--is one of the most fascinating and controversial doctrines in Christianity. In this groundbreaking history, the first of its kind, Peter Thuesen shows that far from being only about the age-old riddle of divine sovereignty versus human free will, the debate over predestination is inseparable from other central Christian beliefs and practices-the efficacy of the sacraments, the existence of purgatory and hell, the extent of God's providential involvement in human affairs and has fueled theological conflicts across denominations for centuries.