Free will in the eyes of Muslims and Christians
Ameni Mehrez, Edouard Machery, Valerio Capraro · 2026
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Ameni Mehrez, Edouard Machery, and Valerio Capraro compare, in a 2026 study, how everyday Christians and Muslims view free will next to God's knowledge and power. Faith traditions have answered the tension in unlike ways for centuries, yet everyday belief may not follow doctrine.
Across denominations, Christians answered alike on abstract questions and on concrete cases about control, blame, and punishment, suggesting doctrine leaves lay views much alike. Muslims differed: in abstract terms they held both free will and divine rule together, matching Qur'an teaching. In concrete cases, though, they played down free will. Lay faith thus blends doctrine with situation in complex ways.
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| CREATOR | Ameni Mehrez, Edouard Machery, Valerio Capraro |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 43078 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |