Anglicans/Free Will

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What is Anglican teaching about free will after death?  Do we retain free will?

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There is no official Anglican teaching on this, but the general tenor of Anglican theology would be that, if even we retain free will, there is nothing after death to be done that could alter our eternal state. (Some might argue from Article XVII on Predestination and Election that there's not much to be done before death.)

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Rev Steve Parish

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I hope to answer questions on the theology, history, and constitution (there isn`t one!) of the Church of England (but not necessarily on the wider Anglican Communion)

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A priest in the Church of England for over 30 years, with some specialist knowledge of the 19th century
I hold a Master's degree in Applied Theology
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Church Times; Church of England Newspaper; Lion Encyclopedia of the Bible

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Church Times; Church of England Newspaper; Lion Encyclopedia of the Bible

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