Discourse on Free Will
Comprising Erasmus's The Free Will and Luther's response The Bondage of the Will, Discourse on Free Will is a landmark text in the history of theology and philosophy. As Erasmus's humanist vision is contrasted with Luther's notion of freedom dictated by the grace of God we can see the beginning of the debates that, to this day, separate the secular and the religious.
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Comprising Erasmus's The Free Will and Luther's response The Bondage of the Will, Discourse on Free Will is a landmark text in the history of theology and philosophy. As Erasmus's humanist vision is contrasted with Luther's notion of freedom dictated by the grace of God we can see the beginning of the debates that, to this day, separate the secular and the religious.
Pt. 1Erasmus : The free willIPreface : man and truth3IIIntroduction : objective criterion for truth12IIIOld Testament proofs supporting the free will19IVNew Testament proofs supporting the free will33VApparent proofs against the free will40VILuther's proofs against the free will53VIIPostscript on apparent proofs against the free will60VIIISummary and conclusion68Pt. 2Luther : The bondage of the willIIntroduction85IIRefutation of Erasmus' preface88IIIRefutation of Erasmus' introduction100IVRefutation of Erasmus' Old and New Testament proofs supporting the free will103VComments on Erasmus' treatment of passages denying free will111VISummary on the bondage of the will116VIIConclusion119
