Molinism: Middle Knowledge, Its Critics, and a Third Way
Molinism: Middle Knowledge, Its Critics, and a Third Way Molinism is the view, named for the Jesuit theologian Luis de Molina (1535–1600), that God knows what…
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Articles in Christian philosophy
Christian philosophy, worked out in public.
Two tracks. The philosophy pieces take one dilemma at a time and index the term that generates it — argument rather than survey. The church pieces are for pastors with a growth problem and no patience for abstraction. Both are free, and both are complete in themselves.
What Is the Unforgivable Sin? Scripture, Views, and Fear
What Is the Unforgivable Sin? Scripture, Views, and Fear The unforgivable sin is blasphemy against the Holy Spirit (Mark 3:29; Matthew 12:31–32; Luke 12:10): the knowing,…
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Haecceity: Scotus’s Answer to the Problem of Individuation
Haecceity is the thisness that makes a thing this individual: its definition, Scotus's argument, the problem of individuation, and where it applies to God.
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Hylomorphism: Matter, Form, and What a Human Being Is
Hylomorphism explained: Aristotle's matter and form, Aquinas's soul as the form of the body, hylomorphic dualism, and what the Many Beings Framework adds.
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Univocity: Scotus, Aquinas, and the Analogy of Being
Univocity explained: the univocity of being, the analogy of being, the modern debate, and the rule for which words about God keep one sense.
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Duns Scotus: Scotism, Univocity, and the Formal Distinction
Duns Scotus explained: his life, the doctrines of Scotism, and how Frame-Indexed Classical Theism reads univocity and the formal distinction.
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Thomism: Aquinas, Analogy, and the Rule It Was Missing
Thomism explained: Aquinas's system, its core doctrines, and analogical predication, plus the rule Frame-Indexed Classical Theism adds for speaking of God.
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Christian Christmas Gifts: Sorted by Who You Are Buying For
The best Christian Christmas gifts start with the person rather than the product. Six kinds of recipient, what actually lands for each, and how to give…
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Best Philosophy Books: Eight Kinds and Where to Start
The best philosophy books depend entirely on which kind you want. Eight categories, from Christian philosophy to Stoicism to philosophy of mind, and where to begin…
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Best Christian Books for Readers Who Want the Argument
The best Christian books state a position and show the reasoning. A guide by reader type, including the classics that cost nothing and the tests that…
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A Pastor’s Christmas Gift: Something Left for January
The best Christmas gift for a pastor is one he opens in January. December is the month he gives everything away — give him something for…
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Gifts for Pastors: What to Give a Man Who Reads All Year
The best gifts for pastors feed his faith rather than his job. What to give, what to avoid, and the one test that sorts a good…
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