Anselm on divine justice and mercy
This article examines in detail chapters 8-11 of Anselm's Proslogion, in which he addresses the problem whether perfectly just God can consistently spare sinners who deserve eternal condemnation. The article argues that Anselm's discussion is framed by two doctrines that permeate the Prosl...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2019]
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Religious studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 55, Issue: 4, Pages: 469-485 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Anselm, Canterbury, Erzbischof, Heiliger 1033-1109
/ Justice of God
/ Grace
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| IxTheo Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism NBC Doctrine of God |
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| Summary: | This article examines in detail chapters 8-11 of Anselm's Proslogion, in which he addresses the problem whether perfectly just God can consistently spare sinners who deserve eternal condemnation. The article argues that Anselm's discussion is framed by two doctrines that permeate the Proslogion: that God is the being than which none greater can be conceived and that God is ontologically simple. Anselm presents several principles about justice and mercy for consideration, some of which should be modified or rejected. The article offers a sympathetic construction of the perspectival solution he offers to the problem, but concludes that some important questions remain unanswered. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-901X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religious studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S003441251800015X |