Article Collection

Augustine’s Legacy

Augustine’s influence on the Christian church and on Western society in general is well recognized by scholars and theologians. But in retrospect, his philosophies may not have shed much light.

Summer 2003

Shadows of Augustine

Peter Nathan

Augustine’s influence on the Christian church and on Western society in general is well recognized by scholars and theologians. But in retrospect, his philosophies may not have shed much light.

Summer 2013

Is God a Trinity?

Peter Nathan Jeannette B. Anderson

It may be mainstream Christianity’s most important dogma, but where does trinitarianism come from, and what does the Bible have to say about it?

Philosophical Faith

Faith became an enduring element of Augustine’s contribution to theology. But how does faith accord with reason?

The Original View of Original Sin

Augustine’s writings on original sin are often seen as a reaction to his own perceived youthful sexual excesses. In reality, his views are rooted in philosophy.

Winter 2011

Hell: Origins of an Idea

Richard Burky Jeannette B. Anderson

Belief in everlasting punishment in a blazing inferno is almost as old as humanity itself. But is it based on the Bible’s teachings? What is hell?

Winter 2013

On the Immortality of the Soul

Stephen Elliott

Most religious faiths, including those that view the Bible as a holy book, teach that as humans we possess an immortal soul. Where did that idea come from? Is it biblical?