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Tag Archives: David Hart
Natura Pura in the One-Storey Universe
I continue with theological highlights of David Hart’s essay “Waking the Gods,” included in his new book You Are Gods. If you have not yet read my article “The One-Storey Universe of David Bentley Hart,” you may find it helpful to … Continue reading
The One-Storey Universe of David Bentley Hart
David Hart’s critique of two-tier Thomism can be misleading. If we are acquainted with the ongoing debate swirling around natura pura and the desiderium naturale, we will be tempted to judge his arguments according to scholastic criteria and categories. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, David B. Hart, Theology
Tagged creation, David Hart, deification, grace, natura pura, pure nature, Sergius Bulgakov, You Are Gods
42 Comments
God-damnation or Self-damnation?
“I am not going to try to prove the doctrine [of hell] tolerable,” writes C. S. Lewis in his book The Problem of Pain. “Let us make no mistake; it is not tolerable. But I think the doctrine can be … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology
Tagged C. S. Lewis, David Hart, eschatology, eternal damnation, eternal punishsment, hell, Lawrence Farley, perdition, retribution, Thomas Talbott
22 Comments
Seeking Theodicy: Sergius Bulgakov and the Apoktastasis
We seek theodicy. We seek justification for the suffering, privation, violence, futility, and death of this world. We desire assurance that this world is good and our Creator is good. We need hope that Christ will triumph over every evil … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology, Sergius Bulgakov
Tagged apocatastasis, David Hart, deification, eternal damnation, hell, Sergius Bulgakov, theodicy, universal salvation
108 Comments
The Greater Hope: How do I find a God who triumphs over evil and death?
Once upon a time, I would have been considered a traditionalist. That was back when I was an Episcopal priest. In my parishes I was known for my evangelical-Lutheran preaching (thank you Robert Jenson) and my firm commitment to Anglican … Continue reading
Sergius Bulgakov on the Redemption of Satan and Other Matters Eschatological
I am delighted to introduce to the readers of Eclectic Orthodoxy a book which many will be interested in purchasing and reading: The Sophiology of Death: Essays on Eschatology. Within its covers you will find a collection of writings of … Continue reading
Roland, Rebirth, and Resurrection: A Comparative Eschatology of Paramahansa Yogananda and Origen of Alexandria
by David Armstrong The last century has seen a lot of great scholarship on a variety of interrelated topics in biblical studies, with some helpful new starting points for doing critical work on Jewish and Christian antiquity. On the one … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology
Tagged Buddhism, David Hart, Hinduism, Jesus Christ, Origen, reincarnation, resurrection, Yogananda
63 Comments
The Hound’s Hart: A Review of ‘Roland in Moonlight’
by David Armstrong Roland in Moonlight is an apocalypse; at least, as someone who spent so much time in his graduate career thinking, reading, and writing about apocalypses, it is easily identifiable to me as such. The dominant criteria for … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, David B. Hart
Tagged apocalypse, David Hart, eschatology, multiverse, panpsychism, reincarnation, Roland in Moonlight, world religions
61 Comments