Tag: Augustine
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In the Triune God, is Jesus the Son eternally subordinate to the Father? Some argue that the Son, while ontologically equal to the Father, is functionally eternally subordinate to the Father. Or was the Son only subordinate during the incarnation during his humiliation (Phil 2:5-8)? This is an issue that…
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Libido Dominandi is most closely translated as “lust for domination” or “lust for ruling.” Augustine wrote about it in his City of God. Seth Gruber writes in his sobering book The Last Stand, “According to the historians Suetonius and Dio, Caligula established a brothel in the imperial palace staffed by…
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The moral reasoning behind assisted suicide is terribly wrong. James Woods offers theological wisdom here. On Feb. 6, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who identifies as a Catholic Christian, signed a bill allowing terminally ill New York residents to end their lives through assisted suicide. Such measures are becoming increasingly…
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James Wood wrote a powerful essay here on a disturbing online subculture. He argues that the great 4th century theologian Augustine would not have been surprised and that his ancient theology articulates the solution. “The phenomenon itself should not be described in detail. In brief, “gooning” refers to a hyper-extended…
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The argument from beauty is perhaps my favorite apologetic argument. While very powerful, it is also one of the least used. Peter Leithhart expounds on the apologetics of beauty here, offering keen and valuable insight. But if, as Augustine seemed to believe, man is created so as to respond to…
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Augustine spoke of the “book of nature” which powerfully testifies to all of the Creator. In the book Sermons: 51-94 (New City Press, 1991) on p. 225-226, Augustine is recorded as saying, Some read a book to find God. But there is a great book: the spectacle of what has…
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By Bob Pratico Ironically, one of the charges against the early church during the multiple persecutions by the Roman Empire was that of “atheism” because the Christians had abandoned the pagan gods. In 112 A.D., Pliny the Younger, then Roman governor of Bithynia, wrote the Emperor Trajan seeking counsel on…
