Dr. W. Matthews Grant joins The Pat Flynn show to discuss the work he’s done on libertarian human freedom and divine universal causality. In other words, does God being the cause of all things aside himself preclude genuine human freedom? Dr. Grant argues to the contrary and sketches a model — which he calls the Dual Sources account — for how classical theism defeats determinism and leaves room for libertarian agency.
Human Freedom and Divine Universal Causality
Recommended Resources
Dr. Grant’s book Free Will and God’s Universal Causality: The Dual Sources Account
Matthews Grant is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.
He earned his BA from Wake Forest University, and an MA and a PhD in Philosophy from Fordham University.
Grant is the Associate Editor of Book Reviews for the American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly, the peer-reviewed journal of the American Catholic Philosophical Association, which features scholarly articles, topical discussions, and book reviews dealing with all philosophical areas and approaches. His areas of expertise include philosophy of religion and medieval philosophy, especially that of Thomas Aquinas.
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