Hi everyone! Just checking in, thinking about you all, since Im re reading Gulley and Mullholland’s “If God is Love” (their follow up book to “If Grace Is True”)
I do know not everyone is a fan of these 2, but I must say, Im getting a lot out of the book - its rekindling in me my understanding of “grace”. Also - I love the way they discuss the “implications” of universalism - that when we believe EVERYBODY is a child of God and will be with us and God forever (eventually) we start to see and treat people differently - even our enemies.
I am not a total and complete universalist - Im shakey on whether someone can irrevocably make the decision to turn their back on God for all eternity - but I do believe the vast majority of mankind will be eventually saved. As Ive said before, Im a recent convert to the roman catholic faith, and Im glad to say there is room for my “vast majority” in catholic teaching, lol!
Im also reading a book called “scotus for dunces” - anybody familiar with Scotus? He was an amazingly hopeful Fransiscan with a philosophy thats often contrasted to Thomas’s. His work is very difficult to understand but the “for dunces” book is helping a great deal and I LOVE his theology of hope and love…
Blessings!
Zaidagal (Tamaraz)
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