Monthly Archives: April 2015

Absolute Deity: Being, Beyond Being, or a Being?

Posted on 30 April 2015 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Is God a being among beings or Being itself? This is the question presently being discussed by philosophers Bill Vallicella and Dale Tuggy. If this is a question that interests you, please jump over to Vallicella’s website and read his … Continue reading →

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Creatio ex Nihilo: The Oordian Demiurge

Posted on 26 April 2015 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Thomas Jay Oord: creatio ex creatione a natura amoris “Curiouser and curiouser!” cried Alice after falling down the rabbit hole. Like most of his fellow contributors to Theologies of Creation, Thomas Jay Oord believes that “we need an alternative to … Continue reading →

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“Break your bread for the hungry, Lord, the bread that is yourself”

Posted on 26 April 2015 by Fr Aidan Kimel

“Their eyes were opened, and they knew him when he broke the bread.” When bread is broken, it is in a way diminished, or “emptied.” By breaking understand the virtue of humility, by which Christ—even he who is the bread of … Continue reading →

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Creato ex Nihilo: Alternative Proposals (3)

Posted on 25 April 2015 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Michael Lodahl: creatio ex amore So what’s wrong with saying that God creates the world out of love? Almost nothing. Is this not the gospel? Has not this message been proclaimed to the world for two millennia? “Creation is an … Continue reading →

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Creatio ex Nihilo: Alternative Proposals (2)

Posted on 23 April 2015 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Stephen H. Webb: creatio a materia ex Christi Stephen Webb rejects the creatio ex nihilo for the good reason that it prevents him from saying the one thing that Christians have always denied: God is material. Webb does not really … Continue reading →

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Creatio ex Nihilo: Alternative Proposals (1)

Posted on 22 April 2015 by Fr Aidan Kimel

The new book Theologies of Creation, edited by Thomas Jay Oord, presents ten essays by different theologians addressing the doctrine of creation, with critical attention to the creatio ex nihilo. The majority of the theologians find the traditional doctrine problematic, … Continue reading →

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Creatio ex Nihilo: The Grammar of Agency

Posted on 19 April 2015 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Until we grasp the radical transcendence of the eternal Creator, we cannot think rightly either his providential action in the world or of the peculiar freedom that we, as creatures, enjoy in him. Like the ancient Greeks we typically conceive … Continue reading →

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“To some extent all the disciples were guilty of disbelief”

Posted on 19 April 2015 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Thomas’ profession of faith came swiftly when, eight days after he had declared his unwillingness to believe, Christ showed him his side and the nail marks in his hands and removed every possible doubt. Our Lord Jesus Christ had miraculously … Continue reading →

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