Atonement – Is (A Hebrew word that literally means “to cover over” or “make propitiation) The aspect of the work of Christ‚ particularly in the death‚ that makes possible the restoration of fellowship between God and man. The doctrine of the atonement states that Christ died and atoned for the sins of the elect. The core meaning of the atonement‚ for the Christian‚ is the satisfaction of a demand for justice. The doctrine of the atonement has been explained from several different perspectives: (Murphy
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St. Anselm‚ Archbishop of Cantebury (1033-1109)‚ is the originator of the ontological argument‚ which he describes in the Proslogium as follows: [Even a] fool‚ when he hears of … a being than which nothing greater can be conceived … understands what he hears‚ and what he understands is in his understanding.… And assuredly that‚ than which nothing greater can be conceived‚ St. Anselm‚ Archbishop of Cantebury (1033-1109)‚ is the originator of the ontological argument‚ which he describes in the Proslogium
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them? Do they only occur on kids? Does this also mean that God can only show himself to children? Why? Are grown up people not worthy to see God? Do the priests‚ bishops‚ cardinals‚ so on and so forth see God? If they do and they had proof‚ then St. Anselm wouldn’t have a thought about seeing God to believe more in God. He wants to see God like how we see our neighbors. Like how can we love our neighbors how God loves us when we don’t even see how God does it. This has really given me a thought
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pure reason alone. They attempt to show that we can deduce God’s existence from‚ so to speak‚ the very definition of God. St. Anselm of Canterbury proposed the first and most well known ontological argument in 1078 in his Proslogion‚ but it was actually Immanuel Kant‚ an 18th century German philosopher‚ who first called the argument “ontological.” In his argument‚ Anselm defines God as “that than which nothing greater can be conceived.” This can be interpreted as defining “God” as maximal perfection
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“Proslogion” it comes from Chapter 2 in particular. Anselm of Canterbury wrote the “Proslogion”‚ he is writing an argument about if God truly exists. At the same time‚ Anselm is explaining how and why God is “something-than-which-nothing-greater-can-be-thought”. Anselm is arguing for one of the most famous versions of the “ontological argument for the existence of God‚” which was an argument based purely on the logic of God’s way of being. In this passage‚ Anselm is speaking to God. He is speaking to God
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The Arguments for the Existence of God Out of the four arguments for the existence of a God‚ the Cosmological argument is the most persuasive. For thousands of years‚ humans have wondered what their purpose on Earth is and how we came to exist. Because of this wondering‚ many humans have concluded that there is an all-powerful creator who created the universe and everything in it. But‚ since we cannot see this creator and have no evidence as proof of his existence‚ there are many people who doubt
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There have been an innumerable amount of arguments for the existence of God for hundreds of years. Some have become much more popular due to their merit‚ and their ability to stay relevant through changing times. Two arguments in particular that have been discussed for a very long time are the ontological and cosmological arguments. Each was proposed in the period of the high middle ages by members of the Roman Catholic Church. They each have been used extensively by many since their introduction
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perfect‚ and unmoved power. This conception played into The Hellenized Christians’ thoughts‚ in that they began to take all the things they thought of as good‚ such as love‚ kindness‚ mercy‚ and power‚ and attributed them as infinite aspects of God. Anselm of Canterbury composed the ontological argument for the existence of God‚ which he believed to be irrefutable. In essence‚ he argued that because God is by definition the being that which no greater can be conceived‚ and it is more perfect to exist
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purpose. Two specific Philosophers who go by the names of Rene Descartes and Anselm penetrate into the existence of God. When both men tried to discover the truth of “God’s existence”‚ they would find themselves in a confounding predicament. Both Descartes and Anselm wanted to assist their readers in finding the truth in our existence by leading them towards the idea that God does in fact exist. Even though both Descartes and Anselm acknowledge
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Introduction St Anselm (1033-1109) fame rests on his belief that faith is prior to reason: “I do not seek to understand that I may believe‚ but I believe in order to understand. For this I also believe- that unless I believed‚ I should not understand”. Anselm employed his powers of reason in order to establish‚ by rational argument‚ the existence of God (Ally 2010:62). Anselm’s ontological argument When we are really thinking of something (and not merely uttering the associated verbal symbol)
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