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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
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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Pelagius Explored: On His Own Terms Part Three/Conclusion
For the past several weeks have been discussing the various aspects of Pelagius’ theology on grace. In part one, I discussed his concept of Creation Grace (die Schöpfungsgnade) and in part two Revealed Grace (die Offenbarungsgnade). In this final post … Continue reading
Pelagius Explored: On His Own Terms Part Two
In Part One of my series on Pelagius, I had previously discussed the historical context in which Pelagius developed his doctrines regarding grace and free will. Additionally I mentioned the three types of graces that Pelagius believed in: die Schöpfungsgnade … Continue reading
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Tagged Augustine, Catholicism, Church History, Eastern Orthodoxy, free will, grace, Late Antiquity, Orthodoxy, Pelagianism, Pelagius, Predestination, Roman Catholicism, theology
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Pelagius Explored: On His Own Terms Part One
Issues regarding free will, consciousness, autonomy, and human nature have always fascinated me, both from the philosophical perspective and the theological perspective. One of the most interesting subjects within Christian theology has always been the subject of human free will … Continue reading
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Tagged Augustine, Catholicism, Church History, Eastern Orthodoxy, free will, grace, Late Antiquity, Orthodoxy, Pelagianism, Pelagius, Predestination, Roman Catholicism, theology
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