The aim of this paper is to show that Aquinas develops a theology of the predestined grace, by challenging the Origenian metaphysical and eschatological application of the principle of distributive justice. According to Thomas, the general reason why some are saved and others damned is to be related, just as in the case of creation, to divine goodness, which demands a multiformity of grades in order to be adequately represented by the creatures.
Reason, free will, and predestination. Origen in Aquinas’ theological thought / Lenzi, Massimiliano. - (2023), pp. 141-163.
Reason, free will, and predestination. Origen in Aquinas’ theological thought
massimiliano lenzi
2023
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The aim of this paper is to show that Aquinas develops a theology of the predestined grace, by challenging the Origenian metaphysical and eschatological application of the principle of distributive justice. According to Thomas, the general reason why some are saved and others damned is to be related, just as in the case of creation, to divine goodness, which demands a multiformity of grades in order to be adequately represented by the creatures.File allegati a questo prodotto
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