The Numinous
It doesn’t take long for the experience of the Numinous to unhinge the mind. -Foucault’s Pendulum, by Umberto Eco
Tag: philosophy
The Decree
“The Son’s sponsio was not an expromissio (surety) [disagreeing with Berkhof], such that the guilt of sin was transferred without further ado from the elect to the Son and they had already become guiltfree through the pact itself. Rather it was a real fideiussio (bail), a guarantee which was already effective from the start, even…
Human Wisdom: a Handmaiden, Not a Mistress
We’ve been working through 1 Corinthians in our evening sermon series at my Church. I’m thinking back through a previous passage I preached on, and ran across this quote by Calvin. It is really excellent, and so I thought I’d put it up here. The natural arts and all the sciences by which wisdom is…