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Dear fellow Augustinians,
Greetings!
Indubitably, there is no more important and influential Augustinian between Augustine himself and Thomas Aquinas other than Anselm. Nor is there any argument for the existence of God more debated (or any pice of philosophy AT ALL more written about) than his 'ontological Argument' from Proslogion, chapter 2.
The philosophically-astute on this list will be well aware that Luther's stress on forensic justification comes primarily from St. Anselm's seminal work, 'Cur Deus Homo,' or "Why God became man." This and the rest of Anselm's excellent works are all translated into English and made available to download for free at www.cla.umn.edu/jhopkins/
I have read many thousands of pages of philosophy in my life, and there is no other philosophical theologian whose works I find more enlightening, orthodox, easy to read and (if you can believe it) even fun to read. So, they come highly recommended. They are PDF files, so you may want to download them from a fast connection and use Acrobat reader. If you have a laptop, plug it in at a place with a hardwire connection and download his entire corpus to your laptop, so as to meditate on it while waiting in lines, on public transportation, or in waiting rooms.
Grace and peace to all...
Sincerely,
J.W.
Greetings!
Indubitably, there is no more important and influential Augustinian between Augustine himself and Thomas Aquinas other than Anselm. Nor is there any argument for the existence of God more debated (or any pice of philosophy AT ALL more written about) than his 'ontological Argument' from Proslogion, chapter 2.
The philosophically-astute on this list will be well aware that Luther's stress on forensic justification comes primarily from St. Anselm's seminal work, 'Cur Deus Homo,' or "Why God became man." This and the rest of Anselm's excellent works are all translated into English and made available to download for free at www.cla.umn.edu/jhopkins/
I have read many thousands of pages of philosophy in my life, and there is no other philosophical theologian whose works I find more enlightening, orthodox, easy to read and (if you can believe it) even fun to read. So, they come highly recommended. They are PDF files, so you may want to download them from a fast connection and use Acrobat reader. If you have a laptop, plug it in at a place with a hardwire connection and download his entire corpus to your laptop, so as to meditate on it while waiting in lines, on public transportation, or in waiting rooms.
Grace and peace to all...
Sincerely,
J.W.
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philosophically astute
Sun, February 15, 2004 - 10:10 PMJ.W.
In your Anselm post you mentioned the philosophically astute. I don't know whether or not I would qualify. I like orthodox, that is to say credal Christianity. I have usually approached my faith from a more theological and devotional path and am very new at the philosophical. I think most of my philosophical experience revolves around some small understanding of Kierkegaard and perhaps Indian philosophy, but I make no claims to anything save brushing up against philosophical ideas or movements. I'm no expert. As far as Christian philosophers go, I would say that I gravitate toward Edith Stein, and novelist Walker Percy, whose views were influenced by C.S. Pierce. I don't know if Abraham Joshua Heschel would be considered a philosopher, but I'm not trained in those matters. Still, I love Anselm. I love his Proslogion, which along with the Hindu devotional works of Anantanand Rambachan, preserved and nurtured my faith in God in a time of great doubt. I particularly loved Anselms meditations on the Apostles and the way in which he saw Christ enshrined in them. These meditations are some of the most helpful I have found in illuminating the beneficial aspects of devotion to the saints. I have also read through the Confessions of Augustine and I do cherish a fond devotion to Saint Monica.
Yours, Bill
