In the previous post in this series we looked at the challenge of Platonism, the view that abstract objects exist. We also looked at what it affirms, and the argument in favor of it. In other previous posts we looked at the traditional Christian understanding of God’s self existence, or aseity. Now that we have […]
My family and I recently took a trip to the Ark Encounter attraction produced by Ken Ham. I have a lot of mixed feelings about Ham’s ministry, and the degree to which he emphasizes young earth creationism. But while I was there I picked up a book that caught my eye. It was a small […]
With this chapter we see Craig examine the argument in favor of the existence of abstract objects. While I am offering a brief summary of the chapter, you can listen to William Lane Craig deliver a more in depth lecture on this exact topic in a video on his YouTube channel here. The Indespesability Argument […]
In our previous post we looked at how the Apostle Paul thought about God being the sole ultimate reality. With this post we look beyond the New Testament and examine the understanding of the early Church Fathers. What Craig argues is that the early Church Fathers also considered God to be the sole ultimate reality. […]
In our previous post, we looked at William Lane Craig’s treatment of the prologue of John’s gospel. This post will look at Paul’s writings on God’s aseity. There are several passages that Craig looks at: “There is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus […]
The whole purpose of Craig writing this book is that he believes that the existence of abstract objects poses a threat to the traditional understanding of the doctrine of Divine Aseity. So before he begins writing further on Platonism, he first unpacks and provides the biblical basis to this doctrine. Craig draws primarily from two […]
I’ll be reviewing and summarizing the book “God Over All: Divine Aseity and the Challenge of Platonism” by William Lane Craig as I work my way through it. The topic this book deals with might be one of the most complex I’ve dealt with on this blog to date. Craig sets out to argue against […]
[Note: You might be thinking this topic is a little out of time, and you would be right. I wrote this response a few years ago and posted it on my Goodreads account. I recently remembered that I never shared it here, so I’m getting around to it now while getting my research ready for […]
This is it! The conclusion of “City of God!” In this part Augustine discusses what the Resurrection and heaven will be like for the believer. City of God” Part Five – “The Ends of the Two Cities,” Book Twenty Two – “The Eternal Bliss of the City of God” [Note: My copy of “City of God” […]
“City of God” Part Five – “The Ends of the Two Cities,” Book Twenty-One – “End and Punishment of the Earthly City” [Note: My copy of “City of God” is not a complete one. The publishers and translators, in order to keep the size of the book down and keep the content more focused, edited […]
Fields of Thought 