Tag Archives: Augustine

St. Augustine on the Freedom to be Saved

Posted on 25 February 2024 by Fr Aidan Kimel

by Jesse Couenhoven, Ph.D. St. Augustine of Hippo has seemed, to many of his modern readers, to be a theologian who tied himself up in unfortunate self-contradiction. Although he is widely recognized as a great theologian of freedom, and perhaps … Continue reading →

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Universal Divine Goodness: Contemporary Roman Catholic Theology And ‘Universalism’ (Part 2)

Posted on 28 January 2024 by Fr Aidan Kimel

by Barry A. David, Ph.D. Universal versus Limited Divine Goodness in Eschatology Viewed in one way, Roman Catholic thought concerning eschatology’s final cause was not always torn between outcomes of minority and universal beatitude. As St. Paul’s account of ‘Biblical … Continue reading →

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St Augustine’s Rejection of Free Will Theodicy

Posted on 4 October 2023 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Roberto De La Noval begins his analysis of St Augustine on damnation and free will theodicy by noting how he exegetes the key text 1 Timothy 2:4: “Who will have all men to be saved, and to come to the … Continue reading →

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Predestined to Glory: The Extravagant, Prodigal, and Omnipotent Love of God

Posted on 17 June 2023 by Fr Aidan Kimel

by Fr Aidan Kimel I have followed the work of the esteemed philosopher Dr Eleonore Stump since her days at Virginia Tech. It is was with great interest, therefore, that I read her article “The God of Love.”1 After reading … Continue reading →

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Ainulindalë: The Vision

Posted on 2 March 2023 by Fr Aidan Kimel

The great symphony is concluded. Ilúvatar now summons the Ainur to follow him into the void, where he grants them a vision of their music translated into visual or imaginal form: Then Ilúvatar spoke, and he said: ‘Mighty are the … Continue reading →

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St Augustine on the ‘Last Things’ and Human Destiny: Is Eschatological Universalism Possible?

Posted on 29 November 2022 by Fr Aidan Kimel

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 →

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Love Unmasked: Nietzsche on Eternal Hell

Posted on 24 October 2022 by Fr Aidan Kimel

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 →

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St Augustine of Hippo and the Misericordes

Posted on 2 August 2021 by Fr Aidan Kimel

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 →

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