To: ELS
St. Anselm is really a tragic figure. He is best known for:
1) an invalid argument for the existence of God;
2) a theory of the Atonement that is wholly conditioned by medieval social and legal concepts, which has led millions of people to imagine that the Father takes delight in the suffering and death of the Son.
3 posted on
09/23/2009 10:37:42 PM PDT by
Arthur McGowan
(In Edward KennedyÂ’s America, federal funding of brothels is a right, not a privilege.)
To: Arthur McGowan
St. Anselm is really a tragic figure. He is best known for: 1) an invalid argument for the existence of God; 2) a theory of the Atonement that is wholly conditioned by medieval social and legal concepts, which has led millions of people to imagine that the Father takes delight in the suffering and death of the Son. Spot on!
4 posted on
09/23/2009 11:51:43 PM PDT by
kosta50
(Don't look up, the truth is all around you)
To: Arthur McGowan
“St. Anselm is really a tragic figure. He is best known for: 1) an invalid argument for the existence of God; 2) a theory of the Atonement that is wholly conditioned by medieval social and legal concepts, which has led millions of people to imagine that the Father takes delight in the suffering and death of the Son.”
Hear! Hear!
5 posted on
09/25/2009 4:19:08 AM PDT by
arielguard
(Fasting without prayer is vainglory.)
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