Not To Be Confused With
“Total” means EXTENSIVE (the whole self is affected), not that everyone is maximally wicked or incapable of any civic good. It denies a neutral free will able to choose God unaided.
The “T” of the Reformed acronym TULIP. It holds that fallen humanity cannot, apart from grace, turn to God — the will itself is in bondage (Rom 8:7–8). Arminians agree the will is fallen but hold that prevenient grace restores the ability to respond; the debate is real and intramural.