Incarnating the Impassible God: A Scotistic Transcendental Account of the Passions of the Soul

The problem of divine impassibility, i.e., of whether the divine nature in Christ could suffer, stands at the center of a debate regarding the nature of God and his relation to us. Whereas philosophical reasoning regarding the divine nature maintains that the divine is immutable and perfect in every...

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Main Author: Gordon, Liran Shia (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2021
In: Heythrop journal
Year: 2021, Volume: 62, Issue: 6, Pages: 1081-1098
IxTheo Classification:KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages
NBC Doctrine of God
NBF Christology
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Summary:The problem of divine impassibility, i.e., of whether the divine nature in Christ could suffer, stands at the center of a debate regarding the nature of God and his relation to us. Whereas philosophical reasoning regarding the divine nature maintains that the divine is immutable and perfect in every respect, theological needs generated an ever-growing demand for a passionate God truly able to participate in the suffering of his creatures. Correlating with the different approaches of Thomas Aquinas and John Duns Scotus, this paper aims to develop, in a speculative manner, key Scotistic insights in order to reconcile the need to preserve God's perfection with the passionate God who loves and suffers with his creatures.
ISSN:1468-2265
Contains:Enthalten in: Heythrop journal
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/heyj.13320