#Aquinas

Fred Sanders

FredFredSanders

Came across something helpful in Aquinas (ST Iª q. 42 a. 1 ad 3). Check it out: Should we call the persons of the Trinity equal? Duh, of course. But

Syed

gypsy_heart6

Thomas Aquinas commenting on Ibn Sina's treatise on Evil Eye: Avicenna attributes the phenomenon of bewitchment (fascinationis) to the fact that matter innately obeys non-material beings rather than opposing natural

Rafael de Arízaga

RafaeldeArizaga

Fascinating dichotomy. Aquinas teaches that one purpose of law is to teach virtue, thereby teaching truth in practical things, too. The "appeal to theory" is how a society deforms law:

Ron Offringa

RonOffringa

This article unfortunately has several inaccuracies. For example, Calvin explicitly denied a descent to the underworld, calling it a childish story. Instead he says Christ suffered hellish torments that he

Dr. Erik Wade

erik_kaars

Ok, I'm dithering to avoid sending a piece of writing, SO how about a mini-thread on medieval cannibal babies? Medieval Christian theologians were OBSESSED with the cannibal baby question: if

Craig A. Carter

CraigACarter1

1/x. I frequently get asked what to read in philosophy. There are no shortcuts. If you started an MDiv w/o the equiv. of a minor in Phil. you were at

Eric Wolever

e_wolever

While much of this is quite correct, I do have two concerns about the framing of the issue here: 1) that allegory is presented as in opposition to a literal

liam goligher

LGoligher

All creatures (Cells, Rocks, Animals and Planets) are *like* God in that they exist (He exists of Himself, they exist by His gift). God is *above* things in excellence but

Andrew H. Waller

andrewhwaller

C.S. Lewis: Not A Theologian; i will keep posting this until people stop fooling themselves into believing otherwise https://twitter.com/Logos/status/1249865012056920065 It actually does a disservice to Lewis' work to categorize it

Classical Theist ✠

ClassicalTheis

Proclus held that the the soul’s perfections while in being flow from God receive these perfections from distinct divine Forms. it is because of the simplicity of God that Dionysius

Meghan J. Clark

DrClarkM1

Final essay asked students to reflect on 4 readings/videos/artwork/etc from the semester that most impacted/challenged/changed/expanded their views of theology, christianity, &/or religion (first year core intro). They were WONDERFUL to

Steven D. Greydanus

DecentFilms

Not wrong, but imprecise.The wafer doesn’t become only Christ’s body or the wine only his blood.The whole Christ—body, blood, soul, divinity—is present under every particle of both species.What’s more, this

MrCasey

MrCasey62

The “faith and reverence” is not the issue. For the 1000th time, it’s not about people, their opinions, or their feelings. It’s about the irreverence & sacrilege of the Body,

Jöey

bbnj_live

Kidblack -Botwe 2013 https://twitter.com/bbnj_live/status/1245503353116819456 @ToyBoi1 Temasco 2014 Big Burn Aquinas 2013 Venom Adisco 2013 Copta Motown 2012 Crossova Accra Aca 2012

eRIPsa

eripsa

The "scientific revolution" was not science vs religion, it was science vs Aristotle. I'm regularly surprised at how little recognition this gets.https://twitter.com/eripsa/status/1193604553859571712 If anything can bring together the S

Scott R. Swain

scottrswain

Notes on the externally directed works of the Trinity (opera trinitatis ad extra):1. Because the divine nature is one, there is one divine agency.2. However, only persons, not natures, act.