Specifically Christian Sins: Thomas Aquinas on Malitia, Acedia, and the Sins against the Holy Spirit
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November 15, 2016 • Dr. Colleen McCluskey, Associate Professor of Philosophy (Ph.D., Iowa University) at Saint Louis University.
Does human creativity complete a world that God left unfinished? Or do our activities of making, building, and inventing mar the goodness of creation? Thomas Aquinas helps answer these questions by reflecting on Divine creativity and its image in the human being.
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Dr. Marino writes: "The Stoic Seneca said, 'He who studies with a philosopher...should daily return home a...
Published 03/23/18
The fifth lecture in the 2017-18 Philosophy Speaker Series was presented by Dr. Jeffrey Brower, Professor of Philosophy at Purdue University. Brower writes, "According to the traditional doctrine of divine omnipresence, God is present everywhere. But how is that possible? For God to be present...
Published 03/23/18
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