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Saint Augustine, the Son of Tears

Fra Angelico’s painting, The Conversion of St. Augustine, offers a great insight into the spirituality of the Doctor of Grace. At the forefront of the painting, commanding the immediate attention of the viewer, is the figure of St. Augustine sitting and weeping. The painting portrays the moment of St. Augustine’s conversion as it is described […]

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Negotiating grace, nature, freedom, autonomy: A conversation with Douglas Farrow

Douglas Farrow, PhD, is professor of theology and Christian thought at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. A noted lecturer and a prolific essayist, he is the author of several books, including Ascension and Ecclesia, Ascension Theology, […]

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The Politics of Heaven and Hell

Robert Royal: Heaven is in Heaven and the New Jerusalem cannot be brought to Earth by our efforts; only God will bring perfect justice at the Second Coming.

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Metaphysics and Theology

Randall Smith: As C.S. Lewis wrote: “Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance.” What it can’t be is moderately so.

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Change the Model, Change the Virtue

Randall Smith: Who is better prepared to flourish right now, Aristotle’s magnanimous man or someone more akin to St. Francis or St. Teresa of Calcutta?

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