predestination

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But the main thematic concerns of these opening two segments are the nature of good and evil and predestination.

From Salon

In seeking answers, Christians imported concepts of predestination from the metaphysics of Plato and Aristotle with mixed — and sometimes disastrous — results.

From Los Angeles Times

Adding to the sense of predestination was the fact that he wasn’t even meant to be on the pitch.

From The Guardian

“Nobody I knew was interested in art or fashion, so there was no predestination,” says the designer, 43.

From New York Times

This exuberant comic novel — involving explosions, secret agents, religious fanatics and a hapless narrator dragged around Europe by his long-lost aunt — is also a sly theological exploration of fate and predestination.

From New York Times