In 1986 (as I was graduating from high school) Prof. Robert Hann published one of the most lucid discussions of election you will ever read. This paper delves into the Reformed understanding of election, but using the machinery of Alvin Plantinga's many-worlds formalism. He does this using, as a sort of test case, Jesus' own election.
I had never thought of Jesus' election as a test bed for understanding the doctrine of election, and found it a very interesting discussion. And I think the many-worlds interpretation does a nice job of retaining the free will both of God and of humanity. What do you think? Add your thoughts ideas--any at all--as comments to this post!
