On Divine Beatitude
The confession that God is blessed, that he possesses the perfection of divine blessedness or beatitude, stands in need of retrieval today. Among the divine perfections, blessedness repays our contemplation for at least these three reasons: First, it is a summative doctrine that helps us grasp the unity of all other divine perfections; second, it directs our attention to the mystery of God's own perfect self-possession, which is otherwise difficult to conceive of; and third, it is the bridge doctrine between the doctrine of the one God and the doctrine of the Trinity. In this talk, I will recommend the doctrine of divine blessedness, explain how to restore it to its proper function within the doctrine of God, and describe some of the challenges the doctrine faces in the modern setting.
The confession that God is blessed, that he possesses the perfection of divine blessedness or beatitude, stands in need of retrieval today. Among the divine perfections, blessedness repays our contemplation for at least these three reasons: First, it is a summative doctrine that helps us grasp the unity of all other divine perfections; second, it directs our attention to the mystery of God's own perfect self-possession, which is otherwise difficult to conceive of; and third, it is the bridge doctrine between the doctrine of the one God and the doctrine of the Trinity. In this talk, I will recommend the doctrine of divine blessedness, explain how to restore it to its proper function within the doctrine of God, and describe some of the challenges the doctrine faces in the modern setting.
The confession that God is blessed, that he possesses the perfection of divine blessedness or beatitude, stands in need of retrieval today. Among the divine perfections, blessedness repays our contemplation for at least these three reasons: First, it is a summative doctrine that helps us grasp the unity of all other divine perfections; second, it directs our attention to the mystery of God's own perfect self-possession, which is otherwise difficult to conceive of; and third, it is the bridge doctrine between the doctrine of the one God and the doctrine of the Trinity. In this talk, I will recommend the doctrine of divine blessedness, explain how to restore it to its proper function within the doctrine of God, and describe some of the challenges the doctrine faces in the modern setting.