The Collapse of Chosenness

by Kazuhiko Hayashida

Kazuhiko Hayashida contends that the Puritan doctrine of predestination and Israel’s chosenness both fail the covenantal test, while Islam’s disciplined obedience demonstrates covenantal continuity, thus making the free-willed return to God the only true path of fulfillment.

I believe that the limits of Western interpretation and philosophy are exemplifi…