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June 3, 2022
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Theology as a Science: Aquinas on How ...

How did theology become systematic? What is the history of the literal interpretation of Scripture? Thanks to the adoption of Aristotelian scientific methods, learned from his philosophical methodology, theologians transformed the allegorical and mystical interpretation of Scripture into literal interpretation.

See how Peter Lombard, Albert the Great, and Aquinas transformed theology into the systematic theology we have today.

Theology as a Science: Aquinas on How Philosophy Transforms Theology
March 10, 2022
Book
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"Aristotelianism" in Four Views on Christian ...

“Aristotelianism” by Tim Jacobs defends historical church doctrines about the body and soul and the nature of reality.

"Aristotelianism" in Four Views on Christian Metaphysics
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October 1, 2020
Article

Erring Conscience & Religious Freedom

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October 1, 2020
Article
Erring Conscience & Religious Freedom

Today’s politics maintains freedom of conscience & pluralism. But can conscience be wrong? Against the emotivist view, objectivism defines conscience clearly, encouraging freedom without anarchy.

Tagged: Thomas Aquinas, Ethics, Politics, Virtue

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November 22, 2019
Article

Virtue Ethics in Kierkegaard

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November 22, 2019
Article
Virtue Ethics in Kierkegaard

Three aspects of Kierkegaard’s thought will be considered: (1) passion and interestedness, (2) authenticity as an existential virtue, and (3) Christian character and practice in classical virtues.

Tagged: Thomas Aquinas, Ethics, Virtue, Soren Kierkegaard

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April 8, 2019
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The Need for Critical Thinking

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April 8, 2019
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The Need for Critical Thinking

Will you examine your life and make it worth living? Will you find wise reasons for your beliefs and practices, rather than just going with the flow? Will you seriously consider the unfamiliar ideas of others, humbly admitting they might see something you don’t?

Tagged: Critical Thinking, Ethics

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November 9, 2018
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Aquinas on Semantic Realism and Analogy of Being

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November 9, 2018
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Aquinas on Semantic Realism and Analogy of Being

Semantic anti-realism holds that statements cannot have truth value if their truth criteria are beyond the ability of humans to recognize them. John Haldane proposes moderate compatibility with Aquinas. I disagree, and the denial of verification-transcendence denies the possibility of the analogy of being.

Tagged: Thomas Aquinas, Epistemology, Metaphysics

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August 7, 2018
Article

Compatibilism & Sufficient Reason

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August 7, 2018
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Compatibilism & Sufficient Reason

Aquinas’s discussion of free-will admits of causal influences. I argue that he is compatibilist and utilizes the principle of causation.

Tagged: Thomas Aquinas, Ethics, Metaphysics, Epistemology

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November 1, 2017
Book, Article

Virtue in Jonathan Edwards

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November 1, 2017
Book, Article
Virtue in Jonathan Edwards

“Virtue” by Tim Jacobs explores Jonathan Edwards’s definition of virtue.

Source: https://a.co/d/hRROUm5

Tagged: Virtue, Biblical Interpretation, Ethics, Jonathan Edwards, Theology

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October 13, 2017
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Are Intellectual Virtues Moral?

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October 13, 2017
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Are Intellectual Virtues Moral?

The rise of virtue epistemology challenges the division of intellectual and moral virtue held by Aristotle and Aquinas who held that intellectual virtues were non-moral habits of the mind. I defend this against some objections.

Tagged: Thomas Aquinas, Virtue, Ethics, Epistemology, Aristotle

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March 18, 2017
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Intention & Final Causality

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March 18, 2017
Article
Intention & Final Causality

Elizabeth Anscombe identifies three ways in which we use the word intention related to moral actions. I respond to two challenges by investigating Anscombe and Thomas Aquinas.

Tagged: Thomas Aquinas, Ethics, Virtue

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April 11, 2015
Article

Does the Bible Presuppose Natural Law?

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April 11, 2015
Article
Does the Bible Presuppose Natural Law?

When a person tries to become virtuous that person must first recognize the virtue in other people before imitating them. This implies that the person already knows something of virtue. What is the nature of that knowledge?

Tagged: Biblical Interpretation, Epistemology, Virtue, Ethics, Theology

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July 1, 2014
Article

God in Proof (Review)

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July 1, 2014
Article
God in Proof (Review)

Review by Tim Jacobs. In his historical tour of the proofs for and against God’s existence, Nathan Schneider unfolds the story of defenders of the faith and their arguments from the ancient Greeks through medieval Muslims to today’s analytic philosophers and New Atheists.

Tagged: Book Review, Theology, Media, Apologetics

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March 21, 2014
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Metaethics & Philosophical Interpretation of Scripture

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March 21, 2014
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Metaethics & Philosophical Interpretation of Scripture

Theological Metaethics is a topic seldom discussed by modern moral theologians who rest satisfied with conclusions in Normative and Applied Ethics. This is because moral theology tends to exhibit three fatal symptoms adopted from the Enlightenment:

Tagged: Biblical Interpretation, Ethics, Theology

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January 1, 2014
Article

Golden Rule

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January 1, 2014
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Golden Rule

A maxim or rule of ethical conduct advocating a reciprocal relationship. Stated as “Do to others what you would have them do to you” (Matt 7:12 NIV; compare Luke 6:31).

Source: https://lexhampress.com/product/36564/lexham-bible-dictionary

Tagged: Biblical Interpretation, Virtue, Ethics, Theology

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January 1, 2014
Book, Article

Virtue & Vice Lists in the Bible

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January 1, 2014
Book, Article
Virtue & Vice Lists in the Bible

“Virtue & Vice Lists” by Tim Jacobs surveys shows how the Bible incorporates Hellenistic virtue lists to emphasize the importance of good character and the fruit of the Spirit.

Source: https://lexhampress.com/product/36564/lexham-bible-dictionary

Tagged: Virtue, Biblical Interpretation, Ethics, Theology

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