The “City of God” as the most prominent work of St. Augustine can be considered a good link between the Christian and Greek philosophical tradition.  He argues that the purpose of human Justice, surrendering to order, can be considered relatively a type of human justice.  St. Augustine, like many of the philosophers before him, stress that the ultimate goal of Peace for the human being is the u...

This paper argues for the ineluctably philosophical nature of “method and theory” in the academic study of religion. More to the point, it encourages a significant re-consideration of what passes for the “Philosophy of Religion,” a sub-field whose concentration on mediaeval and contemporary Christian philosophical theology has impeded the development of an effective philosophical treatment of g...

Personal trust (fiducia) in the Lord Jesus Christ is traditionally considered one of three necessary components of the virtue of Dr. Erde/ is Archivist/(he%gica/ Christian faith (fides), along with Librarian, andAssociale Pttifossor cognitive belief (notitia) in Jesus o/Religion and Philosophy at the and volitional commitment Bethel College, Mishawaka, Indiana. He holds degrees from (assensus) ...