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mbolic interpretative view. This notion of resonance may also be useful in understanding other kinds of language impact from the fiery sermon of Edwards to the passionate speeches of Obama and Kennedy and King. In listening to speech that has impact, language has created a state in the listener th

and our deepest motivations with EFTA_R1_01522120 EFTA02444883 Page I36 something like inclusive fitness and kin altruism? Let me start with Aquinas. In the "Supplement" to his Summa Theologica 111, Thomas follows Aristotle and the Roman natural-law theorist Ulpian in asserting that humans sh

ved, by a kind of succession, in the person of the son, it is naturally befitting that the son succeed in the things belonging to the father." 21 Aquinas's main source for this insight was Aristotle's Politics. In one place Aristotle wrote, " In common with other animals and with plants, mankind hav

ntail a step toward metaphysical speculation of the kind science would do better to avoid. Nonetheless, in the view of Christian love developed in Aquinas, the seeds of a religious humanism — in this case a Christian humanism —began to form. I have tried to illustrate how insights from Aristotle an

sceral in sermons. Consider the power of Jonathan Edwards’ sermon, which Clark Gilpin’s chapter discusses,

ty ever identify eros and our deepest motivations with HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_021281 something like inclusive fitness and kin altruism? Let me start with Aquinas. In the “Supplement” to his Summa Theologica I, Thomas follows Aristotle and the Roman natural-law theorist Ulpian in asserting that humans share wi

ldren need their parents for a very long period of time and over the course HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_021282 of many contingencies and challenges. This leads Aquinas to develop his theology of marriage as a way of consolidating and stabilizing parental commitment, especially paternal commitment, to their dependent

y entail a step toward metaphysical speculation of the kind science would do better to avoid. Nonetheless, in the view of Christian love developed in Aquinas, the seeds of a religious humanism — in this case a Christian humanism —began to form. I have tried to illustrate how insights from Aristotle and Aq

Dear Jeffrey, You remember my concerns about Ed Edwards? They mostly came down to the simple choice betw

on cleans them out with fire. One of the best solutions to enabling limited enlightenment within Christianity was found by Martin's hero, Thomas of Aquinas, who insulated all properties of God that transparently conflicted with the purposes of scientific inquiry (such as ontological creation, productio

n he was about to preach would become one of the most famously electrifying orations in American history, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God." Edwards preached this sermon during the massive transatlantic religious revival that gave rise to Methodism in England and came to be known in the Americ

ends the dynamic of inclusive fitness much like in Catholic moral theology caritas (love) builds on and extends eros (desire). Browning writes, "[Aquinas] held — and Christianity has always taught — that Christian love includes more than kin altruism and the care of our familial offspring; it must

ermon he was about to preach would become one of the most famously electrifying orations in American history, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.” Edwards preached this sermon during the massive transatlantic religious revival that gave rise to Methodism in England and came to be known in the American c

extends the dynamic of inclusive fitness much like in Catholic moral theology caritas (love) builds on and extends eros (desire). Browning writes, “[Aquinas] held — and Christianity has always taught — that Christian love includes more than kin altruism and the care of our familial offspring; it must incl