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Tag Archives: Augustine
St Augustine on the ‘Last Things’ and Human Destiny: Is Eschatological Universalism Possible?
by Fr. Robert Deinhammer, S.J. In this essay, I am going to outline some basic aspects of Augustinian eschatology and identify its problems. What is the ultimate destiny of the human race according to St. Augustine? Was Augustine right in … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology
Tagged Augustine, Catholic Church, eschatology, eternal damnation, heaven, hell, predestination, universal salvation
4 Comments
Love Unmasked: Nietzsche on Eternal Hell
by Christopher Howell, Ph.D. Through me you pass into the city of woe: Through me you pass into eternal pain: Through me among the people lost for aye. Justice the founder of my fabric mov’d: To rear me was the … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology, Theology
Tagged apocatastasis, Augustine, eternal damnation, hell, Nietzsche, universal salvation
7 Comments
St Augustine of Hippo and the Misericordes
Over the past decade I have noticed—and perhaps you have too—that most Christians who have thought about matters eschatological believe that Origen of Alexandria concocted out of the blue the doctrine of universal salvation. But in truth the greater hope … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology
Tagged apocatastasis, Augustine, eternal damnation, hell, misericordes, Origen, universal salvation
36 Comments
Apprehending Apokatastasis: Predestinating to Perdition
No theological topic provokes more angst, consternation, and passionate debate than the Latin doctrine of absolute predestination (yes, even more so than apokatastasis). No matter how carefully formulated and gently proclaimed, what we hear is this: from the mass of … Continue reading
Clinging to Externals: Weak Faith and the Power of the Sacraments
by Phillip S. Cary, Ph.D. Behind the debates about the objectivity of Christ’s presence in the Reformed view of the supper are crucial pastoral questions about the nature of faith, and I think it will bring clarity to the debate … Continue reading
Posted in Sacraments
Tagged Augustine, Eucharist, John Calvin, Lord's Supper, Martin Luther, Philip Cary, real presence, Reformed, sacraments
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Why is Presdestination Missing in Action?
Something is wrong with traditional formulations of the doctrine of divine predestination. For over fifteen hundred years, the theologians of the Church—Origen, St Augustine of Hippo, St John of Damascus, St Thomas Aquinas, John Calvin, Luis de Molina, Domingo Báñez, … Continue reading
Posted in Preaching, Theology
Tagged Augustine, election, God, grace, gratitude, Pelagianism, predestination, thanksgiving
4 Comments
Augustine of Hippo–the Patron Saint of Skeptics?
by Alexander Earl How do we know what we know? Do we even know anything? What does it mean to know something, anyhow? Come to think of it, how do you know you’re not dreaming, that these words are not … Continue reading