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Although philosophical theologians have sometimes claimed that human beings are necessarily dependent on God, few have developed the idea with any precision. Jonathan Edwards is a notable exception, providing a detailed and often novel account of humanity’s essential ontological, moral, and soteriological dependence on God.
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Wainwright, W.J. Jonathan Edwards, God, and “particular minds”. Int J Philos Relig 68, 201–213 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11153-010-9259-0
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