Tag Archives: Christian distinction

God Differs Differently: How Divine Transcendence Makes Possible the God-Man

Posted on 5 October 2022 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Docetism, Sabellianism, Subordinationism, Arianism, Nestorianism, Monophysitism—we know the names of the famous heresies that plagued the Church during the first millen­nium. Perhaps we can even describe them and explain why they were rejected. But what may not be clear in … Continue reading →

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Eternal God and the World That Need Not Be

Posted on 4 October 2022 by Fr Aidan Kimel

As I write this article, I am sitting on my deck with my two Collies, Tiriel and Fëanor. They are keeping vigilant watch. The clouds are gathering. The thunder is getting closer. With each peal they scramble around the deck, … Continue reading →

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Dionysian Ponderings: Plotinian Emanation and the Creatio ex Nihilo

Posted on 24 June 2018 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Did St Dionysius the Areopagite teach the creation of the cosmos from out of nothing? This is a live question for readers of the Corpus Areopagaticum. Dionysius does not explicitly cite the creatio ex nihilo and therefore can easily (some would … Continue reading →

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God Differs Differently: How Divine Transcendence Makes Possible the God-Man

Posted on 7 June 2016 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Docetism, Sabellianism, Subordinationism, Arianism, Nestorianism, Monophysitism—we know the names of the famous heresies that plagued the Church during the first millennium. Perhaps we can even describe them and explain why they were rejected. But what may not be clear in … Continue reading →

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Eternal God and a World That Need Not Be

Posted on 6 June 2016 by Fr Aidan Kimel

As I write this article, I am sitting on my deck with my two Collies, Tiriel and Fëanor. They are keeping vigilant watch. The clouds are gathering. The thunder is getting closer. With each peal they scramble around the deck, … Continue reading →

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To Be or Not to Be: The Christian Distinction

Posted on 4 May 2015 by Fr Aidan Kimel

“‘It ain’t obvious what’s obvious,’ at least not in philosophy,” quips Bill Vallicella, quoting Hilary Putnam. I guess I walked right into that friendly gibe. After all, I did remark that “God, as conceived by Christians, is not a being … Continue reading →

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Creatio ex Nihilo: The Gnostic Contribution

Posted on 9 April 2015 by Fr Aidan Kimel

It may come as a surprise to my readers to learn that the first Christian theologian to explicitly assert the creatio ex nihilo was the gnostic Basilides—at least it was a surprise to me. Writing in the first half of … Continue reading →

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The Christian Distinction: God + World ≠ 2

Posted on 18 November 2013 by Fr Aidan Kimel

“God” permeates our conversation. Each year hundreds of books are published about God. I did a search on Amazon.com and found that there are 692,970 works with “God” in the title. There is no escaping the term, even if it … Continue reading →

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