Monthly Archives: March 2014

St Gregory of Nyssa: On the Divine Ousia and Hypostasis

Posted on 31 March 2014 by Fr Aidan Kimel

The epistle To Peter on the Divine Ousia and Hypostasis has long been attributed to St Basil of Caesarea; but during the past century patristic scholars have come to believe that it probably was composed by St Gregory of Nyssa, … Continue reading →

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David B. Hart on the New Atheism

Posted on 29 March 2014 by Fr Aidan Kimel
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Why would an intelligent, rational person believe in God? Put aside Aquinas’s Five Ways or the popular arguments from design (which I rarely invoke). Why believe? Because LIFE is bigger than all of our rationalistic constructions. Life does not permit … Continue reading →

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The World Poses the Question of God

Posted on 29 March 2014 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Existence, whether it be the existence of the universe as a whole or our own personal existence, poses a question we cannot avoid. “Not how the world is,” Ludwig Wittgenstein observed, “but that it is, is the mystery.” Why? Why … Continue reading →

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Jesus Christ: a god or just a demi-god?

Posted on 28 March 2014 by Fr Aidan Kimel

The answer, of course, is neither. When the catholic doctrine of the Incarnation is discussed with non-Christians (and sometimes even with fellow Christians), the doctrine is often interpreted as the assertion that Jesus enjoys the status of a demigod. Precisely … Continue reading →

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Lesslie Newbigin on Nihilism, Modernity, and Jesus Christ

Posted on 28 March 2014 by Fr Aidan Kimel
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The Why of God

Posted on 25 March 2014 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Midway through chapter 1 of David Hart’s book The Experience of God, Dr Jerry Coyne felt sufficiently confident to post a blog article on Hart’s understanding of God—and this following his two articles in which he was bold enough to … Continue reading →

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Meditating Four Quartets: East Coker (II/2)

Posted on 24 March 2014 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Cosmic conflict. Weeping meteors. Ragnarök. Armageddon. Holocaust. The world destroyed by fire, culminating in the lifelessness of absolute zero. And then suddenly we hear the voice of the poet: That was a way of putting it—not very satisfactory: / A … Continue reading →

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