Pretorius, Mark.  <br/><br/>
Human Freedom and God's Providence : Is There Conflict?   Conspectus : The Journal of the South African Theological Seminary, Volume 8, Issue 09, Sep 2009, p. 62 - 76 

 - Johannesburg, South Africa  South African Theological Seminary Press  2009 
 - p. 62 - 76  PDF 
 - Conspectus  1996-8167 .
<br/><br/> How can we reconcile human freedom with God's providence? The key, in my view, is bottom-up and top-down causality. These particular terms state that all events in the world are the result of some previous event, or events. Accordingly, all of reality is already in a sense predetermined or pre-existent and, therefore, nothing new can come into existence. But how does this impact on our actions? Are we predetermined to walk a specific path and, if so, how is this accomplished by God without violating our human freedom? 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Theology, Doctrinal