divine freedom

{{Short description|Property of a god having free will}}

Divine freedom is the concept that God is a person and has free will.{{Citation |last=Rowe |first=William |title=Divine Freedom |date=2021 |url=https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2021/entries/divine-freedom/ |work=The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy |editor-last=Zalta |editor-first=Edward N. |edition=Winter 2021 |publisher=Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University |access-date=2022-04-28}}

One argument advanced against the concept of divine freedom is that it may contradict the principle of omnibenevolence, by limiting God's choices to only actions with perfectly good consequences.{{Cite web |title=Freedom, divine |url=https://www.rep.routledge.com/articles/thematic/freedom-divine/v-1 |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy}}

According to saint Augustine of Hippo, since evil is absence of being and of perfection, the fact that God is the Highest does not limit His perfection, being, or freedom.