Merry Christmas and welcome to the Remonstrance Christmas special! In this episode we will be discussing Middle Knowledge (Molinism) and see how two beloved Christmas stories assume the existence of Middle Knowledge. Both “Its a…
Middle Knowledge
Remonstrance Episode 101: Arminian Theology with Keith Stanglin (Part 3)
If you cannot see the player above follow this link for other ways to listen: Remonstrance Episode 101 This is the final part of our interview with Keith Stanglin. In this episode we discuss the…
Roger E. Olson, “An Excellent Critique of Molinism as Incompatible with Arminianism”
[Please Note that SEA does not take an official stance on Molinism. Members can hold to Molinism or reject it. We do have some members who hold to Molinism and many who do not. Our…
Robert Picirilli, “Can Arminians Be Molinists? (Part 2)”
[Please Note that SEA does not take an official stance on Molinism. Members can hold to Molinism or reject it. We do have some members who hold to Molinism and many who do not. Our…
Robert Picirilli, “Can Arminians Be Molinists? (Part 1)”
[Please Note that SEA does not take an official stance on Molinism. Members can hold to Molinism or reject it. We do have some members who hold to Molinism and many who do not. Our…
J. Matthew Pinson, “Was Arminius a Molinist? Richard Watson’s Answer”
Please click on the link to read J. Matthew Pinson, “Was Arminius a Molinist? Richard Watson’s Answer”, available online from the Free Will Baptist Theology blog: “Was Arminius a Molinist? Richard Watson’s Answer“ Was…
Remonstrance Episode 88: Arminian Scholarship with Richie Clark (Part 3)
If you cannot see the player above follow this link: Apple Podcasts or this link: Stitcher This is the final part in a three part series where we interview Arminian scholar Richie Clark about current…
Remonstrance Episode 30: A Very Molinist Christmas (Part 2)
If you cannot see the player above follow this link: Remonstrance Episode 30 Merry Christmas! In this episode of Remonstrance we will continue our discussion of Middle Knowledge. The specific question we will be investigating…
Remonstrance Episode 29: A Very Molinist Christmas (Part 1)
If you cannot see the player above follow this link: Remonstrance Episode 29 Merry Christmas and welcome to the Remonstrance Christmas special! In this episode we will be discussing Middle Knowledge (Molinism) and see how…
Remonstrance Minisode 30: Middle Knowledge
If you cannot see the web player above follow this link: Remonstrance Minisode 30 In this minisode we will be exploring the concept of Middle Knowledge and how it fits in the broader doctrine of…
Accepting/Rejecting Calvinism (Pt. 11: Molinism Defended)
This is from a series of posts which was copied with permission from Jordan Apodaca’s blog, “Thoughts & Anti-Thoughts,” which can be accessed here: https://jordanapodaca.wordpress.com/ This particular post, which allows comments, can be accessed here:…
Accepting/Rejecting Calvinism (Pt. 10: Molinism)
This is from a series of posts which was copied with permission from Jordan Apodaca’s blog, “Thoughts & Anti-Thoughts,” which can be accessed here: https://jordanapodaca.wordpress.com/ This particular post, which allows comments, can be accessed here:…
Can One Be Both a Calvinist and a Molinist?
Can one be both a Calvinist and a Molinist? Many Reformed Christians have deemed this an impossibility, while some prominent Reformed philosophers like Alvin Plantinga and Del Ratzsch profess to be simultaneously Calvinists and Molinists….
Roger Olson, “Arminianism FAQ 3 (Everything You Always Wanted to Know…)”
FAQ: Doesn’t Arminianism lead to open theism? A: Open theists and Calvinists both think so, but classical Arminianism don’t think so. According to classical Arminianism, God knows the future exhaustively–as already settled in his own mind although…
New Book Arguing for Certain Influence on Arminius that Suggests He Eventually Rejected Middle Knowledge
Something for Arminius Geeks By Dr. Roger Olson Our number is few and I’m not even sure I’m one. Here I use the word “geek” in a non-pejorative way—as someone peculiarly (to others) interested in…
Roger Olson, “My Response to Two Books about Arminius”
Response to W. Stephen Gunter, Arminius and His Declaration of Sentiments and Keith D. Stanglin and Thomas H. McCall, Jacob Arminius: Theologian of Grace Roger E. Olson These two books are significant contributions to what I call the…
Middle Knowledge and Arminianism Are Compatible: A Response to Roger Olson
This post was written by SEA member Adam Omelianchuk specifically for SEA What exactly is the problem that Roger Olson has with Molinism? Answer: it collapses into determinism. But it isn’t clear what he means…
Response to Dr. Olson on Middle Knowledge
Dr. Roger Olson has repeatedly publicly objected to the doctrine of middle knowledge.[1] His basic objections are that middle knowledge amounts to determinism, makes God the author of sin and is a form of Calvinism…
Why Some Arminians Believe Molinism Is Incoherent
[This post was taken from here, where comments can be made, and was originally a comment on this Roger Olson post.] Very nice essay, Roger. You’ve put your finger on a key internal tension within…
Roger Olson, “Are Arminian Theology and Middle Knowledge Compatible?”
[This post was taken from here, where comments can be made.] One of the most basic impulses of Arminianism is that God is not the author of sin and evil—even indirectly. On this virtually everyone knowledgeable…
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