It has been a while since I’ve posted a little philosophical humor, so here’s a good one.
 
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Scotus’ solution to the question, “whether man in his present state needs to be supernaturally inspired with some knowledge he could not attain by the natural light of the intellect?”, is found in paragraphs 57-65.  In paragraph 57, Scotus states that he will distinguish “in what sense something may be called supernatural” and ipso facto [...]

“But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. But each in his own order: [...]

“Then Pilate took Jesus and flogged him. And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head and arrayed him in a purple robe. They came up to him, saying, ‘Hail, King of the Jews!’ and struck him with their hands. Pilate went out again and said to them, ‘See, [...]

 
If you live in Dallas or happen to be in Dallas this week and want to participate in the festivities of Holy Week, we invite you to join us at St. John’s.  
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Maundy Thursday:  7pm Maundy Thursday Liturgy
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Turning to the second initial argument [n. 2], we have a basic modus ponens, namely, if the senses do not require supernatural knowledge (in our viator state), then neither does the intellect.  Essentially, we have an appeal to the a minori ad maius principle that if something is true of the lesser, then it will [...]

My friends , Aron and Dan, over at The Land of Unlikeness are hosting a Sergei Bulgakov Blog Conference (Sept 2008). Please spread the word to any potential participants.
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The (Tentative) Lineup
Cynthia Nielsen (Per Caritatem): An introduction to Bulgakov
David W. Congdon (The Fire and the Rose)
Brendan Sammon (The Well at the World’s End)
Matthew J. Aragon Bruce [...]

In the prologue of the Ordinatio, part one, question one, Scotus addresses the question, “whether man in his present state needs to be supernaturally inspired with some knowledge he could not attain by the natural light of the intellect?” In other words, what Scotus seeks to understand is whether in our present, non-glorified, viator state, [...]

Lastly, we have Hobbes discussion of miracles.  In this section, as in the previous ones, Hobbes begins by defining his terms and then interacts with various biblical texts.  As Hobbes explains, miracles arouse wonder and admiration in humans for two reasons: (1) they are exceedingly rare and unusual events, and (2) they are thought to [...]

Turning now to a second way in which Hobbes naturalizes traditional Christian claims in order to harmonize them with his philosophical and scientific beliefs, we come to his discussion of spirits and angels.  The entire trajectory of Hobbes’ discussion is set by what he says in paragraph two concerning the definition of the word “body,” [...]

Given Hobbes’ commitment to materialism and his desire to uphold civil order, he is critical of Christians who rely too much on God’s providence.  According to Hobbes, God does not govern the world supernaturally but only naturally, and this stress on the naturalization of the supernatural is evident in his interpretation of prophecy, miracles and [...]

In contrast to his methodological approach in parts one and two, wherein Hobbes attempts to proceed by way of geometrical demonstration, part three takes a radical turn into the world of biblical exegesis and exhibits something similar to modern biblical criticism.  Broadly speaking, one might characterize at least one aspect of the purpose of parts [...]