Punishment, forgiveness, and divine Justice

The A. points to some difficulties in the 'Augustinian picture of God' (the idea that mercy and justice are distinct and opposing attributes of God). Augustine not only articulated a powerful conception of God; he also put a lot of things together in imaginative and creatiways. The A. tries to illus...

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Author:Thomas Talbott
Published: S.n., s.l., 1993
Volume:29
Pages:151-168
Periodical:Religious Studies
Number:2
Format:Article
Topic:- Doctrine > God. Trinity > God > [Conception humaine de Dieu] > God
Status:Needs Review
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Summary:The A. points to some difficulties in the 'Augustinian picture of God' (the idea that mercy and justice are distinct and opposing attributes of God). Augustine not only articulated a powerful conception of God; he also put a lot of things together in imaginative and creatiways. The A. tries to illustrate a different way of putting things together, one that bégins with the assumption that God's justice is no different from his mercy and hence no different from his love.

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