Molinist Apologetics

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  • Calvinism, Catholicism and Androids: How Detroit Become Human Presents Free Will and Salvation.

    Calvinism, Catholicism and Androids: How Detroit Become Human Presents Free Will and Salvation.
    November 11, 2022

    Quantic Dream’s 2018 Playstation 4 game Detroit: Become Human is a beautifully made decision based story that attempts to ask questions about the nature of man, intelligence, choice, and other important topics. One of the most important themes covered in the game is that of freedom. Detroit touches upon both freedom of the will taken…

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  • Some Great Resources on Molinism

    November 8, 2022

    Below are links to some great articles, books, and videos on Molinism by Molinist and non Molinist scholars alike. Articles Banez’s Big Problem: The Ground of FreedomJames Dominic Rooney OP Rooney argues that while Molinism has to deal with the grounding objection, the main Catholic alternative to Molinism, Banezianism, has itself a problem in regards…

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  • Molinism Defended: A refutation of Steven Colborne

    Molinism Defended: A refutation of Steven Colborne
    September 28, 2022

    Steven Colborne has published an article over at his blog perfectchaos.org offering three very brief critiques of Molinism. In this brief rebuttal I will respond to all three. The Critiques 1. Freedom is Impossible Colborne writes: God, by His very nature, is omnipresent, which means that there are no boundaries to God’s being. If God…

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  • The real contingency of counterfactuals of creaturely freedom: a response to Ron Digiacomo

    The real contingency of counterfactuals of creaturely freedom: a response to Ron Digiacomo
    September 5, 2022

    Ron Digiacomo published an article over at philosophical-theology.com critiquing Molinism for failing to preserve the real contingency of the counterfactuals of creaturely freedom. Digiacomo argues that because Molinism holds that God cannot actualize certain worlds based on the counterfactuals of creaturely freedom, that these words are not as contingent as Molinists want to think. Molinism…

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  • Luis Molina’s Theory of Middle Knowledge as a Catholic Response to the Reformation

    Luis Molina’s Theory of Middle Knowledge as a Catholic Response to the Reformation
    August 31, 2022

    This paper was presented at the undergraduate Medieval and Early Modernists of North Texas and Oklahoma 2019 Conference in February of 2019 at the University of Dallas The Protestant Reformation was undoubtedly the most important theological event of the 16th century and perhaps the most important historical event of that time outright. Since the Reformation,…

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  • Did Paul Rebuke Peter? A Refutation of Peter Dimond

    Did Paul Rebuke Peter? A Refutation of Peter Dimond
    August 27, 2022

    Perhaps nothing distinguishes the Catholic Church from other religions as much as the institution of the papacy. Many people over the course of church history have stood athwart the papacy, some denying the full scope of its authority (Orthodox), some denying it any legitimacy (Protestants) and some, while claiming to revere the institution make an…

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  • LXX, Genesis 1:1 and Creation Ex Nihilo: A response to Michael Jones’ CCV2 Argument

    LXX, Genesis 1:1 and Creation Ex Nihilo: A response to Michael Jones’ CCV2 Argument
    August 16, 2022

    I critique Michael Jones’ appeal to the Greek Septuagint in support of his reading of Genesis 1:1

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  • Was Luis Molina Condemned by a Pope? A Refutation of Jacob Imam

    Was Luis Molina Condemned by a Pope? A Refutation of Jacob Imam
    August 9, 2022

    Jacob Imam badly misquotes Innocent X’s decree against Jansenists. What it really says is quite contrary to what Imam says in the debate.

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