Through the Church Fathers

Through the Church Fathers: December 14


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Athanasius leads us deeper today into the logic of the Incarnation, showing that God’s goodness would not allow His creation to remain in darkness and idolatry, while Augustine continues Letter 130 with his careful reflection on vows, reputation, and the serious pastoral weight of keeping one’s word before God and His people, and Aquinas teaches that there cannot be only one moral virtue governing all human operations, because the will reaches toward many different kinds of goods and must be rightly shaped in each distinct area of life (Romans 1:25; Hebrews 2:14–15; Genesis 1:1).

Readings: Athanasius, On the Incarnation, Sections 12–13

Augustine, Letter 130 (Part 2)

Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica, Part 1–2, Question 60, Article 4

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Through the Church FathersBy C. Michael Patton