predestination

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The doctrine of predestination is particularly tough in this regard since it deems losers those whom God has not selected for salvation.

From Washington Post

The theological writings he was drawn to emphasized predestination, and he thought his self-serving attempt to avoid earthly persecution was clear evidence he was going to hell.

From Washington Post

From the book’s grab-bag of themes and feelings, the film latched onto predestination and sorrow and got more lugubrious as it went along.

From New York Times

Those surreal face-to-face confrontations allow the filmmakers to pose a few playful questions about fate, predestination and human decency: What binds us to our alternate-universe counterparts, and what sets us apart from them?

From Los Angeles Times

In several classes taught by the professor, he also wrote in the syllabi that the class grading policy is based on "the Calvinist doctrine of predestination, which postulates that an individual’s destiny is predetermined."

From Fox News