[Eng] What Is Divine Providence? Thomism (Dr. Cajetan Cuddy) vs. Molinism (Dr. Ryan Mullins)

What is divine providence? How does it work? How does God predestine people? Do we have free will? We will discuss these and other intriguing questions with Dr. Cajetan Cuddy, a well-known proponent of Thomism, and Dr. Ryan Mullins, who will side with Molinism. Join us in this interesting discussion!

Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P., is a priest of the Dominican Province of St. Joseph. He serves as the general editor of the Thomist Tradition Series, and he is co-author of Thomas and the Thomists: The Achievement of St. Thomas Aquinas and His Interpreters. He has written for numerous publications on the philosophy and theology of St. Thomas Aquinas and the Thomist Tradition.

R.T. Mullins (PhD, University of St Andrews, Dr. Habil. University of Helsinki). He has published over 50 essays on various topics in philosophical theology related to models of God, philosophy of time, personal identity, the problem of evil, disability theology, the Trinity, and the incarnation. He has published two books, The End of the Timeless God (Oxford University Press, 2016) and God and Emotion (Cambridge University Press, 2020). Mullins has held research and teaching fellowships at the University of Notre Dame, the University of Cambridge, the University of St Andrews, the University of Edinburgh, and the University of Helsinki. When not engaging in philosophical theology, he is often found at a metal show.