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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
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
Posted in Culture and Philosophy
Tagged David Bentley Hart, Eastern Orthodoxy, Orthodoxy
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I Have Created a Facebook Page
Since my blog is a little over a year old now, I figured that I might as well start a Facebook page for it. I do not want to dabble too much into social media, but I saw this month … Continue reading
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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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Tychonius of Africa: His Exegesis & Ecclesiology
One of the most underappreciated Latin theologians and Church Fathers today is Tychonius of Africa, who lived during the late fourth century AD. This fact is surprising considering the that Tychonius’ two works, The Book of Rules (Liber regularum) and Exposition on … Continue reading
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Tagged Augustine, Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, ecclesiology, exegesis, History, Late Antiquity, Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, theology, Ticonius, Tychonius, Tyconius
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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
Divorce & Remarriage in the Latin West: A Forgotten History
NOTE: I have since made a follow up post for this topic, which has further arguments and evidence. Click here to see it as well. Over the past many years, there have been a number of internet articles that speak of … Continue reading
Upon this Rock: An Addendum
Recently it has come to my attention through criticism that my previous blog post on the Latin exegetical tradition of Matthew 16: 18-19 does not accurately take into account the Catholic Church’s position of Peter as the Rock and the … Continue reading
L’Homme Machine: La Mettrie’s Philosophy of Mind
I recently just finished reading Julien Jean Offray de La Mettrie’s L’Homme Machine and have come away with a surprising appreciation for this 18th century French materialist philosopher. Originally published in 1747, La Mettrie’s philosophical treatise argued in favor of … Continue reading
