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That All Shall Be Saved: A Review
David Bentley Hart’s That All Shall Be Saved: Heaven, Hell, and Universal Salvation is a most excellent book that makes a series of compelling arguments in favor of the eventual salvation of all of humanity and that Hell itself is most … Continue reading
On Recycling Old & Vapid Arguments: Timothy Flanders & the Orthodox Church
One has to be fairly impressed with the article by Timothy Flanders in OnePeterFive about a month ago titled, “I Left Eastern Orthodoxy for the Church Led by Pope Francis, and I don’t Regret It.” For an article whose title ostensibly … Continue reading
Posted in Roman Catholicism
Tagged Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism
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Final Fantasy Tactics: The Meaning of Good and the Tragedy of Princess Ovelia
I recently finished my second playthrough of Final Fantasy Tactics (FFT: Complete Mod in particular this time) and since it has been so many years since last playing it, I had forgotten how much the ending left me feeling gutted. … Continue reading
Posted in Culture and Philosophy
Tagged Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy Tactics, gaming, video games
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The Filioque: A Response to Critics
St. Augustine of Hippo, The Lateran, 6th century CE In my previous blog post, I argued that the filioque as initially formulated by Saint Augustine of Hippo was perfectly orthodox. While I expected a great deal of criticism for making … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, filioque, Nicene Creed, Orthodoxy
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The Filioque: A Brief Opinion
St Gall, Stiftsbibliothek MS 382, p. 10 – Nicene Creed in Greek and Latin (mid-tenth or early eleventh century) My position on the filioque, a clause that a number of Latin churches added to the Nicene Creed over the course of … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, filioque, Nicene Creed, Orthodoxy
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Brief Comments on David Bentley Hart’s Article Concerning the Lord’s Prayer
Recently Professor David Bentley Hart has published an article on the Lord’s Prayer found in Matthew 6:9-13 and Luke 11:2-4. I quite enjoyed the article for its thought-provoking critique of the many present-day Christians, who do not adequately acknowledge the … Continue reading
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Tagged Church History, David Bentley Hart, Eastern Orthodoxy, History, Orthodoxy, theology
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Grace, Free Will, & Synergy in Orthodoxy: A Brief Excerpt from St. Faustus of Riez
Over a year ago, I wrote a series of posts concerning Pelagius, St. Augustine, and St. John Cassian’s teachings on grace and free will. As do many Orthodox commentators on this Latin doctrinal debate in the early history of the … Continue reading
Posted in History, theology
Tagged Augustine, Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Faustus of Riez, free will, grace, John Cassian, Orthodoxy, Predestination, Semi-Pelagianism, synergism, Vincent of Lérins
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Orthodoxy in Contemporary America
A very fine talk from David Bentley Hart at Fordham University, whereby he discusses the current state of Orthodoxy in America regarding the challenges its faces, and the potential solutions, & the risks of those solutions. He begins speaking around … Continue reading
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Tagged David Bentley Hart, Eastern Orthodoxy, Orthodoxy
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Colin McGinn’s Inborn Knowledge: The Mystery Within
Colin McGinn’s Inborn Knowledge: The Mystery Within is an excellent monograph concerning the merits of rationalism in area of philosophy of mind, particularly concerning whether the mind is either a blank slate, or if it has innate ideas. Clocking in, so-to-speak, at … Continue reading
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Tagged Colin McGinn, empiricism, nativism, philosophy, philosophy of mind, rationalism
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Divorce & Remarriage in the Latin West: An Addendum
Many months ago, I made a post on the history of divorce and remarriage in the Latin West during the first millennium. In this post, I presented two Church Fathers, six church councils, and four penitential prescriptions that allow for … Continue reading
