Grace, Free Will, and Predestination: The Theological Debate Running Through the Commedia
By Lucy Bamboo Why does Dante place some souls in Paradise and others in Hell? The answer hinges on a medieval theological puzzle: How do grace and free will coexist? This tension doesn’t just shape the poem’s architecture—it defines who gets saved. The Problem Dante Inherited Dante follows Thomas Aquinas, the greatest medieval theologian. Aquinas … Read more