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Translated by Giulio Silano. His additions are in square brackets [e.g., lorem ipsum], and mine are in curved brackets {e.g., lorem ipsum}. DISTINCTION 1 1. Why the Son took on flesh, and not the Father or the Holy Spirit. 2. Whether the Father or the Holy Spirit could have become incarnate. 3. Whether the Son, who alone took on flesh,… Continue reading Peter Lombard’s Sentences, Book 3: On the Incarnation of the Word (Table of Contents)
Now that Faith and Philosophy is open-access, I've collated some links to a number of papers on topics that interest me. I may add more topics over time. Hopefully somebody else will find this useful! There's no better place to start than Alvin Plantinga's "Advice to Christian Philosophers." Navigate to: Aquinas · Classical Theism · Incarnation ·… Continue reading Some Faith and Philosophy Papers by Topic
Damyon, There's a song that makes me think of you every time I hear it. As you go through this period of transition in your life, I hope that you'll listen to it. And I hope that you will experience the transformation in your life that it talks about. Ever since I left when I… Continue reading A Letter to My Brother
My pride and joy, that's what you are. You are my life, my guiding star. When I am weak you make me strong. It's been you teaching me all along. For all the times I let you down, I'm sorry I wasn't there. Please know I was thinking of you. If not for you, I… Continue reading A Poem from My Mother
Recently I encountered a presentation that made me shed my Western Christian eyes. It was given by Beau Branson (freely available at his website) on what he calls the “neglected” doctrine of the “monarchy of the Father.” In this post I will summarize some key points of his five-part presentation. While I will cover a… Continue reading Beau Branson on the “Neglected” Monarchy of the Father
Let them ask what it means, and be glad to ask: but they may content themselves with the question alone. For it is better for them to find you and leave the question unanswered than to find the answer without finding you. —Augustine, Confessions 1.6 (Penguin Classics)
Today I launch my personal website and blog devoted to sharing my research and my ideas on various topics that I am interested in. The idea for this website stems mostly from the fact that I tend, at times, to get verbose about ideas on social media. In particular, I've found that there's an amicable and… Continue reading Hello, World!
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