The Middle Ages fashioned summae in stone and stained glass as well as in theology. In the twelfth century a new architecture (what would later be called pejoratively “Gothic” in contrast to the earlier “Roman” style) produced a building out of freedom and synthesis. Sharp arches pointed toward heaven and, since the arches could sustain [...]
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The will of God, as it is the first and universal cause, does not exclude intermediate causes that have power to produce certain effects. Since however all intermediate causes are inferior in power to the first cause, there are many things in the divine power, knowledge and will that are not included in the order [...]
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Posted in Love, freedom, redemption, tagged augustine on March 3, 2008 | No Comments »
… At the same time you are slave, and free; slave, because you are created such; free, because you are loved by God, by whom you were created: yes, free indeed, because you love Him by whom you were made. Do not serve with discontent; for your murmurs do not tend to release you from [...]
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