History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps HoP 258 - Here Comes the Son - The Trinity and the Eucharist
Jul 17, 2016
Exploring the challenges of rationalizing Christian doctrines, this engaging podcast delves into the Trinity and Eucharist as examples. Medieval thinkers and their approaches to these concepts are discussed, as well as the concept of formal distinction and debates regarding the nature of Eucharistic change. Aquinas' concept of accidents and the limits of human reason are also explored.
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Reason Can Illuminate Dogma
- Medieval thinkers used rigorous philosophy to show apparently impossible Christian doctrines could be coherent.
- This effort spurred serious metaphysical and psychological inquiry into mind, relations, and substance.
Mind As Model For The Trinity
- Augustine's inner-trinity model links intellect, its object, and love to explain three persons in one God.
- Aquinas and others adapted this psychological schema using faculty-based medieval psychology.
Intellect And Will Drive Procession
- Scholastics mapped intellect to the Son and will to the Spirit, grounding procession in mental acts.
- Aquinas held the Son is begotten by intellectual understanding and the Spirit proceeds from mutual love.