Comments on: Resources for more information on Molinism/Middle Knowledge http://reasontostand.org/archives/2009/11/12/resources-for-more-information-on-molinismmiddle-knowledge Faith strengthened through evidence. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:39:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Another primer on Molinism/Middle Knowledge 1 of 2 | Reason To Standhttp://reasontostand.org/archives/2009/11/12/resources-for-more-information-on-molinismmiddle-knowledge/comment-page-1#comment-663 Another primer on Molinism/Middle Knowledge 1 of 2 | Reason To Stand Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:04:15 +0000 http://reasontostand.org/?p=568#comment-663 [...] any rate, here is a link to the best resources I’ve found on the subject of Molinism/Middle [...] [...] any rate, here is a link to the best resources I’ve found on the subject of Molinism/Middle [...]

]]> By: Mark | hereibloghttp://reasontostand.org/archives/2009/11/12/resources-for-more-information-on-molinismmiddle-knowledge/comment-page-1#comment-81 Mark | hereiblog Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:40:45 +0000 http://reasontostand.org/?p=568#comment-81 Bruce Ware holds to compatiblist middle knowledge, he is not a Molinist. He objects to libertarian freedom as he states on page 113 of the book you reference above, "<i>..advocacy of libertarian freedom renders such divine knowledge impossible.</i> I'm not sure Keathley can deemed a four point Calvinist either. In the link you provide to his upcoming book it states, "<i>..the author argues that just three of Calvinism’s five TULIP points can be defended scripturally..</i>" It's hard to tell whether or not Udo Middlemann is a Calvinist. Based on one of the amazon reviews Middlemann is said to attack a characture of Calvinism. I'm not so sure Plantinga is a Calvinist either. Jeremy Pierce <a href="http:\/\/parablemania.ektopos.com\/archives\/2007\/02\/calvinism_philosophers.html" target="_blank">writes about</a> meeting Plantinga and how he was put off by Pierce's denial of libertarian free will. In the comments Pierce says,"<i>[Plantinga] doesn't hold to any of [TULIP] except perhaps a watered down version of T and perhaps also P. I know he denies U, L, and I.</i>" In his spiritual autobiography posted at Calvin College Plantinga seems to take issue with the specificity of the Canons of Dort. Bruce Ware holds to compatiblist middle knowledge, he is not a Molinist. He objects to libertarian freedom as he states on page 113 of the book you reference above, "..advocacy of libertarian freedom renders such divine knowledge impossible.

I'm not sure Keathley can deemed a four point Calvinist either. In the link you provide to his upcoming book it states, "..the author argues that just three of Calvinism’s five TULIP points can be defended scripturally.."

It's hard to tell whether or not Udo Middlemann is a Calvinist. Based on one of the amazon reviews Middlemann is said to attack a characture of Calvinism.

I'm not so sure Plantinga is a Calvinist either. Jeremy Pierce writes about meeting Plantinga and how he was put off by Pierce's denial of libertarian free will. In the comments Pierce says,"[Plantinga] doesn't hold to any of [TULIP] except perhaps a watered down version of T and perhaps also P. I know he denies U, L, and I." In his spiritual autobiography posted at Calvin College Plantinga seems to take issue with the specificity of the Canons of Dort.

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