Christian List on Free Will

Philosophers argue endlessly about what philosophy is. Janet Radcliffe Richards suggests that a simple way to approach this question is to examine what we think about inconsistencies. She uses an example from medical ethics, the question of whether selling of organs should be per ...  Show more

David Edmonds talks to Chike Jeffers of Dalhousie University about Africana Philosophy. This episode was supported by the Ideas Workshop, part of the Open Society Foundations. 

What is the relationship between free will and religion? Historically, theistic religions have been dogged by questions concerning the nature of human agency. Do we make the choices we have in life because we can freely choose or does God somehow map life for us? If we don’t have ...  Show more

Freedom sounds great as an idea. Who doesn't want to be free to do what they want? But when you take a closer look, freedom becomes more complicated. What does it really mean to be free — and how free can we be? On this episode, we'll look at freedom from different perspectives. ...  Show more

For many Western Christians, materialism has transformed our wants into needs and distorted our view of biblical Christianity. How can we be free? 

Join me as I have a conversation with @CosmicSkeptic about free will, and whether or not free will is dependent on the existence of God. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices