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Thomas Aquinas: Body and Soul
Aquinas’ writings, especially the Summa Theologiae, manifest deep knowledge of Scripture, the patristic tradition, and Greek philosophy. On the topic...
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Thomas Aquinas: Life in the World to Come
Following death, the separated soul is judged, admitted to heaven, or sent to hell for eternity (with the fallen angels) or assigned to purgatory for...
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When a Law Is No Law at All: Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Use of Augustine and Aquinas in the Battle Against Segregation
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s now-canonical “Letter from a Birmingham City Jail” offers a theory of the authority of law to morally bind citizens that is...
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The Third Category: Traditional Jewish Monotheism and Classical Binitarian or Trinitarian Monotheism
This chapter moves the hermeneutical inquiry from the generic actions of the two distinct figures seen in early Judaism, and among modern...
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A Dirty Word? The Christian Development of the Traditional Conception of Toleration in Augustine, Aquinas, and John Owen
As the first Christian theologian to write a defense of the use of force against schismatics, Augustine of Hippo has played an important role in the...
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The Role of Formal Distinction in the Articulation of Univocity of Being: “Neutral” and “Expressive” Univocity of Being in the Thinking of Duns Scotus and Spinoza
Lillebø highlights how “formal distinction” is a core concept for understanding “univocity of being” in the thinking of John Duns Scotus and Baruch...
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A Threefold Approach of Ecology, Economy, and Theology to Face Climate Change with Respect and Kindness
This chapter describes an Integrated Assessment Model (IAM) that includes the Dynamic Integrated Climate Economy (DICE) model developed by William...
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Philosophical Perspectives on the Relationship Between Religion and Science: Averroes, Maimonides, Thomas Aquinas and Galileo
The history of scientific thought shows that religion and science can interact in positive ways, despite their differences. In this chapter, I...
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Introduction
This chapter provides a guide to later chapters, moving from early biblical witness bearing on belief in the afterlife to contemporary issues. The...
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Eschatology: From Dante to the Secular Age
The Protestant Reformation was set off by the corruption surrounding indulgences, but more profoundly by Martin Luther’s reflections on justification...
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Afterword—Divine Grace and Human Freedom: Pascal, Jansenism, and Sacred Tradition
This chapter examines the pattern of Pascal’s treatment of the five condemned Jansenist propositions, across the Provincial Letters, the Writings on...
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Connection Between Faith and Reason in Religious Mysticism
Faith, mysticism and reason are three pivotal notions frequently discussed in philosophy of religion. These have largely been associated with our...
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Christian Influence and Variation in Military Ethics Education
This chapter focuses on education and moral training. As service members enter the military, training plays a vital role in instilling military...
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Theological Knowledge Formation in Contemporary Evangelical Theology
Three models display the main thrust of contemporary evangelical epistemology. Each model has various highly regarded exemplars. I selected here one...
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Crescas and Rabbi Sacks on Happiness and Joy
The concept of joy plays a central role in the theology of Rabbi Hasdai Crescas, and in the work of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. This chapter argues that,...
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Salvation Optimism and Its Limits: A Reading of Lumen Gentium 16
John Paul II’s repeated calls for a new evangelization are well known. Benedict XVI institutionalized this emphasis on evangelization with his...
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Conclusions: Monastic Perspectives on Temporality
The conclusion from the three categories relates to the journey theme where the categories serve as conduits to connect concepts of faith along the...
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Life Hereafter The Rise and Decline of a Tradition
In this book, Paul Crittenden offers a critical guide to the problematic origins of biblical teaching about the afterlife and the way in which it was...
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Towards a Canonical Model of Theological Knowledge Formation
This chapter unpacks the seven epistemological implications in the form of the relational-participative model. First, it entails embodied awareness....
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Randomness and Providence in Christian Thought
The problem of randomness and providence is not new. Rather, there is a long history of sophisticated thought in response to this problem, which can...