Moral Luck and Christian Philosophical Theology: A Molinist Perspective

Can we be held responsible for factors beyond our control?Would a just God judge us differently because of luck-or even divine manipulation?Can a fair and just evaluation of humanity result in a universally failing grade?Moral Luck and Christian Philosophical Theology: A Molinist Perspective engages these questions by tackling the intersection of Christian theology and the moral luck dispute.The solution it offers-building upon the work of Michael Zimmerman-is to develop a counterfactual account of moral responsibility, which eliminates all forms of moral luck. Anderson argues that this solution will carry two metaphysical commitments associated with the molinist model of divine providence: counterfactuals of libertarian freedom and a haecceity view of personal identity.He then develops the account from a moral perspective, examining how we can meaningfully engage the luck-bound world around us without the burden of moral luck.Finally, he examines the theological ramifications of the v