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Molinism, named after 16th-century Spanish Jesuit theologian Luis de Molina, is the thesis that God has middle knowledge : the knowledge of counterfactuals, particularly counterfactuals regarding human action.

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Theological product of the movement
Molinism represents the specific theological school developed during the Second Scholasticism to address the tension between divine grace and free will.
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theological system developed by Luis de Molina
Molinism is the specific theological framework Molina created to reconcile divine foreknowledge and human free will, a central debate in Catholic theology.
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Logical basis for Molinist middle knowledge
Molinism relies on the existence of true counterfactuals of freedom, which are propositions about what agents would do in hypothetical situations.
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Formal ecclesiastical debate regarding Molinism
This commission was established by Pope Clement VIII to resolve the intense theological disputes between the Jesuits (Molinists) and the Dominicans (Bañezians).
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Theological capacity preserved by Molinist theory
Molinism is specifically designed to defend the existence of libertarian free will against deterministic interpretations of divine sovereignty.
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Religious order that opposed Molinism
The Dominicans were the primary critics of Molinism, arguing that it compromised divine sovereignty in favor of human autonomy.
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Religious order that championed Molinism
The Society of Jesus provided the institutional support for Molina's ideas, which became a hallmark of Jesuit theological education.
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Theological framework for God's governance
Molinism provides a specific model for how God exercises providence over the world while allowing for genuine human agency.
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Historical context for the Molinist controversy
The debate between Molinism and its rivals was a defining theological conflict within the Catholic Church during the period of the Counter-Reformation.
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Theological tradition challenged by Molinism
Molinism emerged as a significant modification and challenge to traditional Thomistic views on the relationship between divine causality and human action.
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theological debate involving his contemporaries
Fonseca's work on divine foreknowledge and human freedom contributed to the intellectual climate that fostered the Molinist controversy within the Jesuit order.
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