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God of Our Fathers: Classical Theism for the Contemporary Church
Protestantism today has an idolatry problem. Not merely in the sense of worshipping false gods—of pleasure, wealth, or politics—but in the sense of worshipping the Triune God of Scripture according to images and ideas of our own devising. Whether it’s a God who suffers and changes alongside his creatures, or a “Trinitarian circle dance” of…
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The Lord is One: Reclaiming Divine Simplicity
After an age of original integrity, the doctrine of divine simplicity fell from grace. Once a cornerstone of orthodox Christianity’s doctrine of God, many modern theologians expelled it from the garden, especially since it often employed now-passé Platonic and Aristotelian metaphysics. But was the doctrine of divine simplicity’s fall deserved? Is it unreasonable to hold…
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Without Excuse: Scripture, Reason, and Presuppositional Apologetics
Without Excuse argues that Scripture, philosophy, and historical theology speak with one voice: creation reveals itself and its God to the believer and unbeliever alike.
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The Classical (Thomistic) Doctrine of God
Dodds’ work is excellent exposition of the classical doctrine of God, answering the everyday questions of believers. It is unfortunately let down by beginning the development of monotheism with Abraham rather than Adam.
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Is God Impassible or Does He Have Passions?
God is not passible and has many passions. Though much misunderstanding reigns on both these issues, the position of the catholic church has always been very clear: theologians not only negate passions of God but also affirm passions of God.