Tag Archives: divine attributes

Is God Properly Described as “Love” in the Theology of John Calvin?

Posted on 27 October 2016 by Fr Aidan Kimel

by Thomas Talbott, Ph.D.  When I first began to wonder how the Calvinists might interpret the Johannine declaration that God is love (see 1 John 4:8 and 16), I turned immediately to Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion, large portions … Continue reading →

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St Thomas Aquinas, Divine Simplicity, and Knowing the Unknowable God

Posted on 23 May 2016 by Fr Aidan Kimel

What is God? What is his nature? The answer given by St Thomas Aquinas may surprise us: we do not know. By contemplation of the structures of the world, we may know that God exists as the ultimate cause and doer … Continue reading →

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Does God Know What Hasn’t Happened Yet?

Posted on 5 August 2015 by Fr Aidan Kimel

In my article on Molinism, I quoted a lengthy passage on divine foreknowledge from David Burrell’s book Freedom and Creation in Three Traditions.  Several people found Burrell’s analysis confusing. While the passage is a tad clearer when when read within … Continue reading →

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