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Reading

  • Art of Biblical History, The
    Art of Biblical History, The
    Author: V. Philips Long
  • Resounding Truth: Christian Wisdom in the World of Music (Engaging Culture)
    Resounding Truth: Christian Wisdom in the World of Music (Engaging Culture)
    Author: Jeremy S., Begbie
  • Paul: In Fresh Perspective
    Paul: In Fresh Perspective
    Author: N. T. Wright
  • The Challenge of Jesus: Rediscovering Who Jesus Was and Is
    The Challenge of Jesus: Rediscovering Who Jesus Was and Is
    Author: N. T. Wright
  • Obama: From Promise to Power
    Obama: From Promise to Power
    Author: David Mendell
  • Dostoevsky: Language, Faith, and Fiction (Making of the Christian Imagination)
    Dostoevsky: Language, Faith, and Fiction (Making of the Christian Imagination)
    Author: Rowan Williams

Archive for December, 2008

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Robert Prentice argues that one of the purposes of Scotus’s De primo principio is to “present a thirteenth century Proslogion.“[1] More precisely, Prentice attempts
“to show the vast influence of St. Anselm’s Proslogion in the compilation of this tract, an influence so consistent throughout its pages that one is entitled to say that Scotus had the [...]

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Following a long-standing tradition, the two presidential candidates, Barack Obama and John McCain, came together to attend the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation dinner in New York.  For a bit of history on the foundation, as well as the dinner, I’ve copied a few paragraphs from the foundation’s website:
Founded by His Eminence, Francis Cardinal Spellman [...]

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I’ll be in Philly this weekend presenting a paper on Scotus at the PMR conference at the Villanova Conference Center.  Though the program lists me as presenting on Friday, our session has been moved to Saturday morning at 10:45am.  If you plan to attend the conference, please drop by and say hello.


Cynthia Nielsen

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