A Critique of Free Will and the Pelagian Idol | John Owen
Deep Dive into A Display of Arminianism by John Owen - Of Free-Will, the Nature and Power thereof
In John Owen's critique, the concept of absolute human free-will is characterized as a dangerous, self-sufficient idol. Historically, Owen attributes the introduction of this concept to Origen, though early church fathers largely resisted it. Pelagius later became its prominent champion, and despite being refuted by Augustine, Pelagian ideas persisted. Although the Reformation demolished the theological "temple" built around this idol by corrupter schoolmen, Owen laments that contemporary…
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