Luther, Aquinas, and Grace: A Catholic Perspective
Michael at Evangelical Catholicism has two excellent posts on “Luther, Aquinas, and the Question of Grace,” which can be found here and here. I found the following quotes from Michael’s article to be...
View ArticlePart II: Oberman on 14th Century Religious Thought and the Shape of Medieval...
In section four, Oberman discusses what he calls an “Augustinian Renaissance” which occurs around 1330. The main characteristic of this renaissance is that Augustine is viewed as the authoritative and...
View ArticlePart V: Oberman on 14th Century Religious Thought and the Shape of Medieval...
Given the “crisis” state described in the previous section, Oberman seeks in this section (“The Search for New Security”) to focus on one aspect of the late medieval attempt to find “new forms of...
View ArticlePart VI: Oberman on 14th Century Religious Thought and the Shape of Medieval...
[This is last post in the Oberman series. I hope to begin a new series of "guest posts" this weekend]. In section 4, “Pax and the Third Age,” Oberman observes that peace and concord were the “two most...
View ArticlePart I: Luther, Via Moderna, and an Introduction to the Two Power Dialectic
The university at Wittenberg, founded in 1502 by Frederick the Wise, served as the context for much of Martin Luther’s early intellectual training. As McGrath observes, upon his return to Wittenberg in...
View ArticlePart II: The Dialectic of the Two Powers Further Explained
Given the significance placed on the dialectic of the two powers (potentia absoluta et potentia ordinata Dei) by the moderni (mentioned in the previous post), it would be helpful to spend some time...
View ArticleLuther: Continuities and Discontinuities with His Late Medieval Context
If anyone is interested, I have just uploaded a new paper on Luther to my website. You can read it by clicking, Luther: Continuities and Discontinuities with His Late Medieval Context. I hope to post...
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Conversations with Augustine: Essay #3, Augustine and Luther
Per Caritatem’s first annual Augustine Blog Conference is now underway! Below is the first of a series of posts bringing Augustine into conversation with philosophers and theologians of the Middle...
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Conversations with Augustine: Commentary on Cary’s Essay
Commentary on Dr. Cary’s Essay by Dr. Joel Garver, Professor of Philosophy, LaSalle University Professor Cary’s paper helpfully explains the relationship of Luther to Augustine, particularly Luther’s...
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Conversations with Augustine: Essay #4, Augustine, Luther and Barth on Sin
Some Contemporary Reflections on Sin: Matt Jenson’s use of St. Augustine in The Gravity of Sin By Jason Ingalls, M.Div. Princeton Theological Seminary Matt Jenson’s recent book The Gravity of Sin:...
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