Term
fatalism
A system in which human choices make no difference because the outcome of events has already been determined by impersonal forces.
Filed underTheology Proper
Definition
A system in which human choices and human decisions make no real difference because the outcome of events has already been determined by impersonal forces.
Sources
- 1.Wayne A. Grudem Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020). 32C.4Original citation: Grudem, Wayne A. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020, 32C.4.
Last revised August 14, 2026