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Julian of Toledo on the World to Come

Frank — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:01:16 +0000

I am elated about the forthcoming translation of Julian of Toledo’s Prognosticum Futuri Saeculi (Foreknowledge of the World to Come) by Tommaso Stancati. Julian of Toledo (d. 690), a seventh-century Spanish bishop, was the first theologian to compile a systematic treatise on Christian eschatology. Drawing upon the wisdom of the fathers, Julian [...]

Julian of Toledo on the World to Come is a post from: Books and Articles on the Theology of Grace and Eschatology ~ Francis Gumerlock

Predestination in the Century Before Gottschalk

Frank — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:16:09 +0000

In the mid-ninth century, a wandering monk named Gottschalk of Orbais (d. 868) sparked a controversy over divine predestination that shook both church and state in central Europe. But was Gottschalk the maverick that he is often made out to be? What did the church teach about grace and divine predestination in the [...]

Predestination in the Century Before Gottschalk is a post from: Books and Articles on the Theology of Grace and Eschatology ~ Francis Gumerlock