Sin and the structure of Anselm's Cur Deus homo
The hypothesis of this article is that Anselm describes two consequences of sin for the human will in De casu diaboli, and these two consequences structure Anselm's later account of human salvation in the Cur Deus homo. First, sin causes us to deserve punishment for injustice; and, second, sin...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2022
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Scottish journal of theology
Year: 2022, Volume: 75, Issue: 1, Pages: 23-32 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Anselm, Canterbury, Erzbischof, Heiliger 1033-1109, Cur Deus homo
/ Anselm, Canterbury, Erzbischof, Heiliger 1033-1109, De casu diaboli
/ Incarnation
/ Atonement
/ Satisfaction
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages NBE Anthropology NBF Christology NBK Soteriology |
| Further subjects: | B
Incarnation
B Atonement B Anselm of Canterbury B Cur Deus homo B Satisfaction B De casu diaboli |
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| Summary: | The hypothesis of this article is that Anselm describes two consequences of sin for the human will in De casu diaboli, and these two consequences structure Anselm's later account of human salvation in the Cur Deus homo. First, sin causes us to deserve punishment for injustice; and, second, sin removes the grace by which humans were able to attain the goal of their creation, which is the happiness of heaven. Book 1 of the Cur Deus homo, then, deals with the need for satisfaction in the face of punishment, while book 2 addresses the need for a supererogatory gift that elevates human nature and restores it to its heavenly end. The article argues that, for Anselm, only a God-man can provide both the satisfaction and supererogatory gift necessary to restore humans to their original divine purpose. |
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| ISSN: | 1475-3065 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Scottish journal of theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S003693062100079X |