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Category Archives: Herbert McCabe & Friends
The Scandalous Prodigality of God’s Love for Sinners!
“It is very odd,” remarks Herbert McCabe, “that people should think that when we do good God will reward us and when we do evil he will punish us” (“Forgiveness,” Faith Within Reason, p. 155). It’s not surprising, of course, … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Herbert McCabe & Friends
Tagged Aquinas, divine justice, divine love, God, Herbert McCabe, Isaac the Syrian, Jesus, prodigal son, Robert Capon
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Herbert McCabe and the Unfathomable Mystery of Divine Forgiveness
Consider the following scenario: We sin and God gets angry. We repent and plead for mercy. God forgives. Crudely put, I admit. Eastern readers will likely protest that the scenario is alien to the Orthodox understanding of God; Protestants and … Continue reading
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Transmutation or Transubstantiation: Sergius Bulgakov and Herbert McCabe on the Holy Eucharist
That the Holy Orthodox Church confesses the Holy Gifts to be the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ no one can doubt. But satisfactory interpretations of the eucharistic mystery are difficult to find. Somewhat surprisingly, Eastern theologians have tended to … Continue reading
“The story of Jesus is the projection of the trinitarian life of God on the rubbish dump that we have made of the world”
I want to argue that the doctrine of the incarnation is such that the story of Jesus is not just the story of God’s involvement with his creatures but that it is actually the ‘story’ of God. There is one … Continue reading
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Resurrection Prolegomena
We are in the midst of Paschaltide; and our thoughts are focused on the resurrection of Jesus Christ and its implications for the Church, the cosmos, and our personal lives. Last week I summarized the reflections of the fine British … Continue reading
Posted in Herbert McCabe & Friends, Paul Griffiths
Tagged Easter, heaven, Herbert McCabe, Jesus, Paul Griffiths, resurrection, risen body, risen Christ
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How “physical” is the risen body of Jesus?
In his account of the first resurrection appearance to the disciples in Jerusalem, St Luke reports: “But they were startled and frightened, and supposed that they saw a spirit” (24:37). Jesus calms their fears by showing them his hands and … Continue reading
Paschal Mystery: The Victory of the Cross and the Hiddenness of Easter
We need to be careful, Herbert McCabe warns, not to think of Easter as annulling the cross, as if all is now bliss because “the deus ex machina has given us a happy ending after all” (God, Christ and Us, p. … Continue reading
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Tagged atonement, cross, divine love, Easter, empty tomb, Good Friday, Herbert McCabe, Jesus Christ, Josef Jungmann, resurrection
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If atonement ain’t penal, why the cross?
The theory of penal substitutionary atonement provides a clear, simple-to-understand explanation of the events of Holy Week. On the cross the eternal Son endures the wrath of God for the sins of the world. He stands in our place; he suffers the … Continue reading
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Tagged atonement, death, divine love, Good Friday, Herbert McCabe, life, original sin, penal substitutionary atonement
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