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Hart on Five Proofs
At Church Life Journal, David Bentley Hart kindly reviews Five Proofs of the Existence of God. From the review:Edward Feser has a definite gift for making fairly abstruse philosophical material...
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It’s the latest open thread
It’s your opportunity once again to converse about anything that strikes your fancy. From film noir to The Cars, Freud to cigars, set theory to dive bars. As always, keep it civil, keep it classy, no...
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Carrier carries on
Richard Carrier has replied to my recent response to his critique of Five Proofs of the Existence of God, both in the comments section of his original post and in a new post. “Feser can’t read,”...
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The missing links
Feedspot has released its list of the Top 15 Christian Philosophy Blogs and Websites. This blog is ranked at #1. Thank you, Feedspot!At Public Discourse, Fr. Nicanor Austriaco responds to Fr. Michael...
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Divine causality and human freedom
Is the conception of divine causality defended by classical theists like Aquinas (and which I defend in Five Proofs of the Existence of God) compatible with our having free will? The reason they might...
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Bellarmine on capital punishment
In a recent Catholic World Report article supplementing the argument of By Man Shall His Blood Be Shed, I called attention to the consistent support for capital punishment to be found in the Doctors of...
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No hell, no heaven
As Aquinas teaches, Christ did not die to save the fallen angels, because they cannot be saved. They cannot be saved because their wills are locked on to evil. It is impossible for them to repent....
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Holy Triduum
I wish all my readers a holy Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Some Triduum-related posts from past years:The meaning of the PassionThe meaning of the ResurrectionPutting the Cross back into...
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Five Books on Arguments for God’s Existence (Updated)
Five Books is a website devoted to in-depth interviews with leaders in a wide variety of fields – philosophy, politics, science, literature, and so forth – about five books in their fields that they...
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Chalk on Five Proofs, etc.
At The American Conservative, Casey Chalk recounts some of the public controversies I’ve been party to over the last few years, and judges them a model of how academic debate ought to proceed. (David...
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Upcoming speaking engagements
Just back from a very enjoyable speaking engagement at Baylor University. Here are the next few scheduled talks:On Thursday, April 19, I will be speaking on the topic of classical theism and the...
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Does God have emotions?
An accusation sometimes leveled by theistic personalists against the classical theism of thinkers like Augustine, Anselm, and Aquinas is that their position makes God out to be “unemotional” or...
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Best T-shirt ever
Just back from a very enjoyable visit to Southern Evangelical Seminary, where I gave a lecture last night on classical theism. Many thanks to the very kind folks at SES for their hospitality. And...
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Lessons from St. Justin Martyr
My article “The Unapologetic Apologist: Five Lessons from St. Justin Martyr” appears today at Catholic World Report.You can find links to my other CWR articles here.
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Cooperation with sins against prudence (and chastity)
Last month I gave a talk on the theme “Cooperation with Sins against Prudence” at a conference on Cooperation with Evil at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. You can now listen to the...
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SES podcast on classical theism
While at Southern Evangelical Seminary last week, I recorded a podcast with Adam Tucker on the topic of classical theism and theistic personalism. You can listen to it here.If and when the evening...
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Claremont Center
The recent exchange between Bishop Robert Barron and William Lane Craig was sponsored by the Claremont Center for Reason, Religion, and Public Affairs, with which I am associated. The Center’s website...
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Gödel and the unreality of time
In 1949, in a festschrift devoted to Einstein, Kurt Gödel published a very short but profound paper titled “A Remark About the Relationship Between Relativity Theory and Idealistic Philosophy.” It has...
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NCR on Five Proofs
At National Catholic Register, Clare Walker kindly reviews my book Five Proofs of the Existence of God. From the review:Professor Edward Feser has a rare gift: the ability to make esoteric...
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Capital punishment at Church Militant
Recently, I did a Skype interview with Michael Voris of Church Militant on the subject of By Man Shall His Blood Be Shed. It’s available at the CM website, though it looks like you have to be a...
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