Divine Medicine: Trials according to John Cassian
In The Conferences, fifth-century desert father John Cassian explains suffer- ing as a grace afforded the Christian by a patient God working to help the per- son become all God intended. Rather than seeing adversity as inherently bad, Christians are called to use trials for their benefit, trusting G...
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| Формат: | Электронный ресурс Статья |
| Язык: | Английский |
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Stone-Campbell International
[2020]
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Stone-Campbell journal
Год: 2020, Том: 23, Выпуск: 1, Страницы: 35-45 |
| Индексация IxTheo: | CB Христианская жизнь KAB Раннее христианство NBC Бог NBE Антропология |
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Cassian, John, approximately 360-approximately 435
B Suffering Religious aspects Christianity B Will of God B Theodicy B God Patience |
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| Итог: | In The Conferences, fifth-century desert father John Cassian explains suffer- ing as a grace afforded the Christian by a patient God working to help the per- son become all God intended. Rather than seeing adversity as inherently bad, Christians are called to use trials for their benefit, trusting God to bring about the ends he purposes. By distinguishing between permission and will and focus- ing on God’s patience, Cassian offers a little-explored view of suffering that may illumine current debates concerning theodicy and the relationship between God’s omnipotence and goodness. |
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| ISSN: | 1097-6566 |
| Второстепенные работы: | Enthalten in: Stone-Campbell journal
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