Holy C of E Duns Scotus and Thomas Aquinas on the Relationship of the Fall to the Incarnation
Aug 27, 2021
Dive into the intriguing theological worlds of Duns Scotus and Thomas Aquinas. The hosts explore key concepts like nominalism and voluntarism, highlighting their implications on divine freedom and creation. Discover the stark contrasts between Thomistic and Scotistic views on sin, grace, and the Incarnation. Would the Incarnation have happened without the Fall? Journey through scriptural support, pastoral implications, and the nuances of these two influential thinkers' ideas. It's a rich discussion that unpacks the profound relationship between the Fall and God's eternal purposes.
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Univocity Makes God Like Other Beings
- Jamie explains Scotus' univocity of being as treating God and creatures as participating in being in the same way.
- This risks making God appear ontologically similar to creatures and can feed deistic or secular tendencies.
Nominalism Cuts Categories Loose
- Jamie summarizes nominalism as denying real ontological categories and treating universals as mere names.
- He links this to a secularizing impulse that severs creation from any transcendent metaphysical underpinning.
Voluntarism Redefines Divine Freedom
- Jamie outlines voluntarism as making God's freedom absolute and unrestrained by his nature.
- He warns this undermines trust in God's goodness and warps modern ideas of freedom into mere absence of restraint.
