The title is short for "Intuitus Ultra Libri", which is Latin for "Contemplating Beyond the Book". In this case, the book is the Bible. This site is dedicated to addressing the toughest questions posed to the Christian faith, to exploring "being" through the lens of Christian philosophy, and to applying speculative theology to the examination of our faith's biggest mysteries.
Saturday, September 15, 2012
How Did Our Bible Develop?
The Bible was
written by 44 authors over a period of 1600 years. It is remarkable - the
harmony of the 66 books of the Bible: 39 in the Old Testament and 27 in the
New. Why is the Bible so harmonious and consistent in its contents throughout? Because
the same mind wrote every book: God.
Monday, September 10, 2012
A Critique of Jonathan Edwards' "Freedom of Will" Sermon
In “Freedom of the Will” Jonathan Edwards explores the
concept of “the will” or “free will”.
Edwards opens by defining “will” through narrative and the juxtaposing
of the word with a number of synonyms.
He then proceeds to contrast “will” and desire”, “will” being the matter
of how one decides to react to “desire”.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
The Theological Significance of Suffering - Part III
I hope everyone had a great weekend. Now on to a new week. For "The Theological Signficance of Suffering, Parts I and II, I explored the contents of and the answer to the question, "How can a loving God allow suffering in the
world?" Today, for the final part of this three part essay, I will discuss the implications of suffering for a Christian.
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