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== Definition == Synergism comes from the Greek ''syn'' (with) and ''ergon'' (work) and refers to two or more sources working together.{{sfn|Allison|2021|p=209}} In [[Christian theology]], it describes the cooperative effort between [[God]] and humanity in the process of [[Salvation in Christianity|salvation]].{{sfn|Bordwell|1999|p=766|ps=. "[Synergism involves] a kind of interplay between human freedom and divine grace".}}{{sfn|Kirkpatrick|2018|p=xiii|ps=. "[synergism is] the belief that salvation is a cooperative work between God and humans".}} It implies a [[Libertarian free will|free human]] participation in salvation.{{sfn|Olson|2009|p=17|ps=. "Synergism is any theological belief in free human participation in salvation."}}
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