A Cross Philosophy

A Cross Philosophy

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  • Origen of Alexandria
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    Source material:
    Prayer of Origen https://acollectionofprayers.com/tag/origen/
    Prologue to Commentary on the Song of Songs https://books.google.com/books?id=Mjxy0Fl7VMsC&pg=PA21&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=3#v=onepage&q&f=false
    Matthew 19:11-12 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew+19&version=NIV
    Matthew 5:27-30 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew+5&version=NIV
    Readings of Scripture:
              Body reading -- Text has a basic, "literal" meaning - the way it was written.
              Soul reading -- Text has a "moral" meaning - how believers should live.
              Spirit reading -- Text has a "Christ" meaning - relationship of Christ to the Church.
    1 Corinthians 10:1-4 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+10&version=NIV
    Exodus 17:6-7 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=exodus+17&version=NIV
    Numbers 20:7-13 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=numbers+20&version=NIV
    Galatians 4:22-26 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=galatians+4&version=NIV
    On First Principles http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/04120.htm
    Hebrews 11:24-26 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=hebrews+11&version=NIV
    Origen in modern theology: https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/03/27/its-not-important-if-the-bible-is-true-what-matters-is-that-its-real/
    34 min
  • Why are we doing this podcast?
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    The Confessions of St. Augustine: https://www.ling.upenn.edu/courses/hum100/augustinconf.pdf
    Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2500
    29 min
  • Thomas Aquinas
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    Source material:
    On the Unity of the Intellect against the Averroists https://issuu.com/bouvard6/docs/saint_thomas_aquinas_beatrice_h
    Comparison/Contrast of Averroës and Aquinas https://epublications.marquette.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1758&context=phil_fac
    Summa Theologica https://www3.nd.edu/~afreddos/summa-translation/TOC.htm
    The 4 Causes: 
    1. Material cause = the stuff of matter--potentiality
    2. Formal cause = the form of matter--its essence--God is the only being with complete actuality and essence, and is the only pure formal cause and needs no potentiality
    3. Efficient cause = something that has an effect
    4. Final cause = goal or purpose toward which a thing is oriented--the ultimate goal of humanity is to behold the Divine Essence
    The 5 Ways
    1. Evidence of Motion
    2. Effects must have causes; there must be a beginning cause.
    3. Matter cannot create itself; there must be a way to account for the first matter.
    4. The existence of gradations implies an ultimate starting point for comparison.
    5. Behavior of things implies a Grand Designer.
    38 min
  • The Devil in the Belfry by Edgar Allan Poe
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    Text of the story: http://xroads.virginia.edu/~Hyper/POE/belfry.html Change is tough. What are we really holding onto when we resist change? Is tradition good or bad?
    27 min
  • Anselm of Canterbury
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    Source material:
    Proslogium - https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/basis/anselm-proslogium.asp
    Why the God-man? (Cur Deus Homo) - https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/basis/anselm-curdeus.asp
    Anselm's ontological argument for the existence of God:
    By definition, God is the greatest possible being that can be imagined.
    God exists as an idea in the mind.
    A being that exists as an idea in the mind AND in reality is greater than a being that exists only as an idea in the mind.
    Thus, if God exists only as an idea in the mind, then we can imagine something that is greater than God.
    But we cannot imagine something that is greater than God (for it is a contradiction to imagine a being greater than the greatest possible being that can be imagined.)
    Therefore, God exists.
    32 min
  • Athanasius of Alexandria

    Welcome! Please shoot me an email with feedback about the episode, suggestions for future episodes, or whatever! [email protected]  Or, leave a voice message for me! Just use the link: https://anchor.fm/a-cross-philosophy1/message  Source material:  Bible passages: https://www.biblegateway.com/  Prayer of Athanasius: https://classicalchristianity.com/2011/10/15/the-dying-prayer-of-st-athanasius/  On the Incarnation: https://www.ccel.org/ccel/athanasius/incarnation.ix.html  Nicene Creed, CE 325: https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/source/nicenecreed.asp  Luke 1:34-35: “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.  2 Corinthians 13:14: May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.  Matthew 3:16-17: As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”  Orations Against the Arians: https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/2816.htm

    31 min
  • Augustine of Hippo, pt 2

    This is the second installment about Augustine. I highly suggest you go listen to the first installment, if you have not already done so! Here's the link to Part 1: https://anchor.fm/a-cross-philosophy1/episodes/Augustine-of-Hippo--pt--1-ed89h1

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    Source material:

    Augustine: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/augustine/

    Plotinus: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/plotinus/#Infl

    On the Trinity: https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/1301.htm

    The Confessions: https://www.ling.upenn.edu/courses/hum100/augustinconf.pdf

    An Introduction to Augustine's Confessions: https://faculty.georgetown.edu/jod/augustine/introconf.html

    Romans 13: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+13&version=NIV

    The Confessions app: https://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/unit/networkphoneconnect/VillanovaMobileApps/augustine-s-confessions.html

    37 min
  • Augustine of Hippo, pt. 1

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    Source material: 

    Augustine: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/augustine/

    Plotinus: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/plotinus/#Infl

    On the Trinity: https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/1301.htm

    The Confessions: https://www.ling.upenn.edu/courses/hum100/augustinconf.pdf

    An Introduction to Augustine's Confessions: https://faculty.georgetown.edu/jod/augustine/introconf.html

    Romans 13: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+13&version=NIV

    The Confessions app: https://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/unit/networkphoneconnect/VillanovaMobileApps/augustine-s-confessions.html


    Part 2: https://anchor.fm/a-cross-philosophy1/episodes/Augustine-of-Hippo--pt-2-ed89eg

    35 min
  • What is this all about?
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    Thanks for listening!
    Source material:
    Hocking, William Ernest. Types of Philosophy. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1929. https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.932/page/n4/mode/2up
    Russell, Bertrand. A History of Western Philosophy. New York: Touchstone. 1972. http://www.ntslibrary.com/PDF%20Books/History%20of%20Western%20Philosophy.pdf
    What is Theology? https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0040571X9609900203?journalCode=tjxa
    Believing vs. Knowing: https://philosophynow.org/issues/6/When_Does_Believing_Become_Knowing
    23 min
  • Tertullian
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    A look at Tertullian (2nd century)
    Source Material:
    On Baptism available http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0321.htm
    Apology available http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0301.htm
    On Idolatry available http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0302.htm
    Prayer of Irenaeus -- Against Heresies, 3.6.4 http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0103.htm
    Baptism -- On Baptism 12, 16 
    Love Feasts -- Apology 39
    Military Service -- On Idolatry 19
    Church & State -- Apology 32
    26 min

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