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Dionysian Ponderings: To let be or not let be–that is the question

Posted on 8 July 2018 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Did the Lord God Almighty have to create the world? This is the question I now wish to pose to St Dionysius the Areopagite. It is a pressing question for Christian students of the Areopagite because he is so deeply … Continue reading →

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Trinity, Logic, and the Transcendence of Transcendence

Posted on 24 August 2017 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Philosopher Dale Tuggy believes he has a decisive proof against the coherency of the catholic doctrine of the Trinity. It goes like this: God is a personal being, i.e., a self. By “self” is understood a being who is conscious, … Continue reading →

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St Athanasius the Great: Theologian of the Cross

Posted on 2 April 2013 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Contra Gentes (“Against the Heathen”) and De Incarnatione (“On the Incarnation”) together form one of the most important theological treatises in patristic literature. Written by St Athanasius the Great perhaps early in his episcopal ministry, the treatise presents what John … Continue reading →

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