The Thomistic Institute The Power of the Love of God: Providence and Predestination | Prof. Corey Barnes
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Feb 14, 2024 In this episode, Prof. Corey Barnes, Professor of Theology, discusses the perspectives of theologians Augustine of Hippo, Thomas Aquinas, and John Calvin on predestination. The topics explored include grace, election, providence, and condemnation. The conversation also delves into Augustine's journey, his views on grace and predestination, Aquinas' integration of predestination and providence, and the concept of predestination in scholastic theology.
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Augustine’s Priority Of Grace
- Augustine frames predestination to emphasize the absolute priority of grace against Pelagian claims of human self-sufficiency.
- He insists humans cannot will the good after the Fall without a prior, irresistible gift of divine grace.
Aquinas: Providence Before Predestination
- Aquinas integrates predestination within a broader doctrine of divine providence and primary causality.
- He distinguishes God’s infallible primary causality from contingent secondary causes that preserve creaturely freedom.
Predestination As Divine Plan
- For Aquinas predestination is God’s plan (ratio) to elevate rational creatures to a supernatural end beyond nature.
- Predestination is certain in God yet realized through contingent human cooperation with grace.