Editing Omniscience (section)

===Christianity===
{{See also|Attributes of God in Christianity}}
Some modern [[Christian theology|Christian theologian]]s argue that God's omniscience is inherent rather than total, and that God chooses to limit his omniscience in order to preserve the free will and dignity of his creatures.<ref>[[John Polkinghorne]], ''Science and Theology'' SPCK/Fortress Press, 1998. {{ISBN|0-8006-3153-6}}</ref> [[John Calvin]], among other theologians of the 16th century, comfortable with the definition of God as being omniscient in the total sense, in order for worthy beings' abilities to choose freely, embraced the doctrine of [[predestination]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Pike|first=Nelson|s2cid=170519806|date=January 1965|title=Divine Omniscience and Voluntary Action|journal=The Philosophical Review|volume=74|issue=1|at=p. 30|jstor=2183529|doi=10.2307/2183529|url=https://philarchive.org/rec/PIKDOA }}</ref>