On Certain Problems in the Teachings of Luis de Molina

Reading Time: 15 minutes By Noah Torres, University of Dallas I. INTRODUCTION: CONTROVERSIA DE AUXILIIS AND MOLINA             During the sixteenth-century, a monumental debate in theology arose regarding grace and free will between the Order of Preachers and of the Society of Jesus. Known as the controversia de auxiliis (1582-1607)[1], debate centered on whether or not “God’s auxilium [assistance] […]