Author: Donald T. Williams
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 0805440186
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Williams delves into the writings of G. K. Chesterton, C. S. Lewis, and J. R. R. Tolkien for answers about the purpose of man and his life on earth.
Mere Humanity
Author: Donald T. Williams
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 0805440186
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Williams delves into the writings of G. K. Chesterton, C. S. Lewis, and J. R. R. Tolkien for answers about the purpose of man and his life on earth.
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 0805440186
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Williams delves into the writings of G. K. Chesterton, C. S. Lewis, and J. R. R. Tolkien for answers about the purpose of man and his life on earth.
Humanity's End
Author: Nicholas Agar
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262525178
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
An argument that achieving millennial life spans or monumental intellects will destroy values that give meaning to human lives. Proposals to make us smarter than the greatest geniuses or to add thousands of years to our life spans seem fit only for the spam folder or trash can. And yet this is what contemporary advocates of radical enhancement offer in all seriousness. They present a variety of technologies and therapies that will expand our capacities far beyond what is currently possible for human beings. In Humanity's End, Nicholas Agar argues against radical enhancement, describing its destructive consequences. Agar examines the proposals of four prominent radical enhancers: Ray Kurzweil, who argues that technology will enable our escape from human biology; Aubrey de Grey, who calls for anti-aging therapies that will achieve “longevity escape velocity”; Nick Bostrom, who defends the morality and rationality of enhancement; and James Hughes, who envisions a harmonious democracy of the enhanced and the unenhanced. Agar argues that the outcomes of radical enhancement could be darker than the rosy futures described by these thinkers. The most dramatic means of enhancing our cognitive powers could in fact kill us; the radical extension of our life span could eliminate experiences of great value from our lives; and a situation in which some humans are radically enhanced and others are not could lead to tyranny of posthumans over humans.
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262525178
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
An argument that achieving millennial life spans or monumental intellects will destroy values that give meaning to human lives. Proposals to make us smarter than the greatest geniuses or to add thousands of years to our life spans seem fit only for the spam folder or trash can. And yet this is what contemporary advocates of radical enhancement offer in all seriousness. They present a variety of technologies and therapies that will expand our capacities far beyond what is currently possible for human beings. In Humanity's End, Nicholas Agar argues against radical enhancement, describing its destructive consequences. Agar examines the proposals of four prominent radical enhancers: Ray Kurzweil, who argues that technology will enable our escape from human biology; Aubrey de Grey, who calls for anti-aging therapies that will achieve “longevity escape velocity”; Nick Bostrom, who defends the morality and rationality of enhancement; and James Hughes, who envisions a harmonious democracy of the enhanced and the unenhanced. Agar argues that the outcomes of radical enhancement could be darker than the rosy futures described by these thinkers. The most dramatic means of enhancing our cognitive powers could in fact kill us; the radical extension of our life span could eliminate experiences of great value from our lives; and a situation in which some humans are radically enhanced and others are not could lead to tyranny of posthumans over humans.
Human Freedom, Divine Knowledge, and Mere Molinism
Author: Timothy A. Stratton
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1725276119
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
Does humanity possess the freedom to think and act, or are we always caused and determined to think and act—exactly how we think and act—by things outside of our control? If we are always causally determined to think and act by things outside of our control, then how can humans be genuinely responsible for any of our thoughts or following actions? However, if humanity is genuinely free and responsible for at least some of our thoughts and actions, then how can the Christian rationally affirm the doctrine that God is totally sovereign and predestines all things? In Human Freedom, Divine Knowledge, and Mere Molinism, Timothy A. Stratton surveys the history of theological thought from Augustine to Edwards and reaches surprising historical conclusions supporting what he refers to as “limited libertarian freedom.” Stratton goes further to offer multiple arguments appealing to Scripture, theology, and philosophy that each conclude humanity does, in fact, possess libertarian freedom. He then appeals to the work of Luis de Molina and offers unique arguments concluding that God possesses middle knowledge. If this is the case, then God can be completely sovereign and predestine all things without violating human freedom and responsibility.
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1725276119
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
Does humanity possess the freedom to think and act, or are we always caused and determined to think and act—exactly how we think and act—by things outside of our control? If we are always causally determined to think and act by things outside of our control, then how can humans be genuinely responsible for any of our thoughts or following actions? However, if humanity is genuinely free and responsible for at least some of our thoughts and actions, then how can the Christian rationally affirm the doctrine that God is totally sovereign and predestines all things? In Human Freedom, Divine Knowledge, and Mere Molinism, Timothy A. Stratton surveys the history of theological thought from Augustine to Edwards and reaches surprising historical conclusions supporting what he refers to as “limited libertarian freedom.” Stratton goes further to offer multiple arguments appealing to Scripture, theology, and philosophy that each conclude humanity does, in fact, possess libertarian freedom. He then appeals to the work of Luis de Molina and offers unique arguments concluding that God possesses middle knowledge. If this is the case, then God can be completely sovereign and predestine all things without violating human freedom and responsibility.
The portrait of St. Paul or, The true model for Christians and pastors
Author: John Fletcher
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antinomianism
Languages : en
Pages : 634
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antinomianism
Languages : en
Pages : 634
Book Description
The Works of the Reverend John Fletcher
Author: John Fletcher
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antinomianism
Languages : en
Pages : 642
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antinomianism
Languages : en
Pages : 642
Book Description
The portrait of St. Paul ... tr. from a French manuscript of the late Rev. John William De la Flechere ... by the Rev. John Gilpin
Author: John Fletcher
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antinomianism
Languages : en
Pages : 636
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antinomianism
Languages : en
Pages : 636
Book Description
The Dyophysite Christology of Cyril of Alexandria
Author: Hans Van Loon
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004173226
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 649
Book Description
The formula one incarnate nature of the Word of God has often been depicted as a summary of Cyril of Alexandria s (ca 378-444) christology. But no systematic study into his christological works has been published. Besides, there is no consensus regarding the meaning of the key terms and expressions in these works. This book addresses this deficiency by an integral investigation of the archbishop s christological writings during the first two years of the Nestorian controversy, and comes to the conclusion that his christology is basically dyophysite. This re-appraisal of his christology bears on the understanding of the Council of Chalcedon and on contemporary ecumenical relations, especially those between the Eastern Orthodox and the Oriental Orthodox.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004173226
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 649
Book Description
The formula one incarnate nature of the Word of God has often been depicted as a summary of Cyril of Alexandria s (ca 378-444) christology. But no systematic study into his christological works has been published. Besides, there is no consensus regarding the meaning of the key terms and expressions in these works. This book addresses this deficiency by an integral investigation of the archbishop s christological writings during the first two years of the Nestorian controversy, and comes to the conclusion that his christology is basically dyophysite. This re-appraisal of his christology bears on the understanding of the Council of Chalcedon and on contemporary ecumenical relations, especially those between the Eastern Orthodox and the Oriental Orthodox.
The United Presbyterian Magazine
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
A Seal Upon the Lips of the Unitarians, Trinitarians, and All Others who Refuse to Acknowledge the Sole, Supreme, and Exclusive Divinity of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
Author: Robert Hindmarsh
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New Jerusalem Church
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New Jerusalem Church
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
The One Christ
Author: David Vincent Meconi
Publisher: Catholic University of America Press
ISBN: 0813221277
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
By treating Augustine's passages on deification both chronologically and constructively, Meconi situates Augustine in a long chorus of Christian pastors and theologians who understand the essence of Christianity as the human person's total and transformative union with God.
Publisher: Catholic University of America Press
ISBN: 0813221277
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
By treating Augustine's passages on deification both chronologically and constructively, Meconi situates Augustine in a long chorus of Christian pastors and theologians who understand the essence of Christianity as the human person's total and transformative union with God.