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Oct 26, 2018

The Ontological Argument

Welcome to this week’s Friday Philosophy post. Today I’ll be offering a snapshot of the life and thought of Saint Anselm, who was an important philosophical theologian of the Medieval period, and produced an interesting argument for the existence of God. Continue reading

God, Philosophy, Theology

Catholic church, catholicism, Christianity, faith, God, Medieval Period, Medieval philosophy, ontological argument, ontology, religion, Saint Anselm
Oct 19, 2018

Does Suffering Serve a Purpose?

In this post I’ll be giving a snapshot of the life and thought of Anicius Boethius, a figure who lived around the 6th century AD and has been described as the last of the Romans and also the first of the scholastic philosophers. Continue reading

God, Philosophy, Suffering

Ancient Rome, antiquity, Boethius, Christianity, Consolation of Philosophy, faith, history, prison, religion, theodicy, Theology
Oct 16, 2018

Molinism Refuted

A theological position that has risen to prominence in recent years is that of Molinism. Getting its name from the 16th century Jesuit theologian Luis de Molina, but brought to prominence in our time by the American debater Dr William Lane Craig, the position attempts to reconcile God’s sovereignty with human free will. Anyone who… Continue reading

God, Philosophy, Theology

Christianity, determinism, faith, Free Will, Luis de Molina, Middle Knowledge, Molinism, Molinist theology, religion, truth, William Lane Craig
Oct 12, 2018

Who was Saint Augustine?

Every Friday I offer a snapshot of a philosopher from history, reflecting on an idea of significance they contributed to the history of thought. There is necessarily some crossover between philosophy and theology, as is evident in today’s post, where I’ll be profiling Augustine of Hippo, a central figure in the history of the Catholic… Continue reading

Doctrine, Philosophy, Theology

Augustine of Hippo, Catholic church, catholicism, Christianity, Double Predestination, faith, Free Will, God, Jesus Christ, Predestination, Saint Augustine
Aug 14, 2018

The Creativity of God

Have you noticed how the very same piece of music can have different meanings at different times? Let’s think about a hypothetical song and call it ‘N’. When you first heard N it didn’t really strike you, but after a couple of listens it began to stir a feeling of excitement and joy in you.… Continue reading

God, Philosophy

aesthetics, Art, faith, Music, musicology, painting, religion, Spirituality, Theology
Jul 12, 2018

Why Does God Allow Suffering?

One of the toughest problems in the study of both philosophy and theology is the so-called ‘problem of evil’ (also referred to as the theodicy problem). The problem can be formulated in a variety of ways, but is normally considered in terms of a specific question: If God is all-loving and all-powerful, why is there… Continue reading

Philosophy, Suffering, Theology

Christianity, faith, God, morality, Panentheism, religion, Spirituality, the problem of evil, theodicy, why do we suffer

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