Justification
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This paper was originally presented at the Oxford Patristics Conference in 2019, and is being published in Studia Patristica in 2021. It has been commonly held by Pauline scholars and theologians -- myself included! -- that the factitive... more
This chapter is a contribution to the philosophy of human rights and in particular to the vital issue of how to justify them. In the first and second part, I give a brief depiction of the nature of human rights and examine four different... more
On reproche souvent au référendum d'être très peu délibératif. En opposition avec la « force non coercitive de l'argument meilleur » qui habite l'idéal délibératif, le vote sanctionne un rapport de force : la loi du plus grand nombre. Le... more
I Januar 2016 vedtog Folketinget lovaendringen L87, som indebar en stramning af Udlaendingeloven. L87 indeholder 34 tiltag, der på en raekke områder begraenser og besvaerliggør flygtninges adgang til asyl i Danmark. Der herskede stor... more
In this article I provide the first systematic investigation of the justification of Somali pirates. Drawing on a practice theoretical perspective I show how piracy is justified by a grand narrative that projects piracy as quasi-state... more
This is an author-approved manuscript (AAM) of the article published in Intertexts. Please contact the author with questions or requests. Like the unmapped globe, the individual has no borders until identity categories delineate... more
This chapter provides a descriptive and analytical examination of the requirement for lay jurors to give reasons for their decisions. In the 2010 case of Taxquet v. Belgium, the European Court of Human Right announced a new right for... more
John Calvin’s understanding of works-righteousness is more complex than is often recognized. While he denounces it in some instances, he affirms it in others. This study shows that Calvin affirms works-righteousness within the context... more
Book Review: Steven Levitsky & Daniel Ziblatt. 2018. How democracies die. New York: Broadway Books. 320 pp. ISBN 9781524762940.
L’objectif de cet article est de clarifier les relations qu’entretiennent trois théories de la justification des croyances, toutes considérées comme des théories internalistes 1 : la conception déontique (le déontologisme), la conception... more
An analysis of Paul's statement in Philippians 3:6 that he was blameless "with respect to righteousness in the law."
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/themelios/article/blameless-before-god-philippians-36-in-context/
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/themelios/article/blameless-before-god-philippians-36-in-context/
Most scholars have contended that early Catholic responses to the Reformers showed deep misunderstandings. In this essay, I examine More's reading of Luther, as can be gleaned through his subtle "Dialogue Concerning Heresies," and contend... more
In a time characterized by wars, students and employees being shot at their desks, and corporate executives raiding pension funds, aggression has taken on considerable prominence in our society. Aggressive people capture our interest... more
Axel Honneth draws a distinction between three types of recognition: (1) love, (2) respect and (3) social esteem. In his The Struggle for Recognition, the recognition of cultural particularity is situated in the third sphere. It will here... more
The standard view of reasons for action, commonly called the guise of the good thesis, is that they count in favor of an action by highlighting the good there is in performing it. In recent decades, attempts to reject the view have... more
Until very recently all wholesale energy trades in the Romanian market were conducted on the centralized markets operated by OPCOM SA (“OPCOM”). This meant that bilateral agreements concluded outside the centralized Romanian market were... more
This study is a response to a colleague's paper comparing the published views on Justification by John Piper and Tom Wright. It outlines the key feature of Paul's doctrine before treating briefly the views of the two writers concerned,... more
An introduction to epistemic justification on Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy:
http://www.iep.utm.edu/epi-just/
http://www.iep.utm.edu/epi-just/
Biblical Theology Bulletin 41 (2011): 93
This paper provides a typology of the main interpretations of Romans 10:4 ("Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes") and argues for a teleological interpretation. On this view, Christ is the one in whom... more
This is an appendix to the final paper of the course “DM872 - Hebrews: Exegesis, Theology, and Ministry”. It reconsiders the two types of believers mentioned by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount , the true believers living a God-centered... more
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Analytic philosophy has seen a surge of interest in the relationship between reasons and responsibility. Against the bulk of this literature Emmanuel Levinas raises a cutting and comprehensive critique: The orthodox explanatory order,... more
Karl Popper lamented the prevalence of dogmatic argument in philosophy and commended the kind of critical argument that is found in the sciences. David Miller criticises the uncritical nature of so-called critical thinking because of its... more
Few issues have been as divisive for the contemporary church as the doctrine of irre- sistible grace. In the debates surrounding this doctrine, there has been an overwhelm- ing tendency for theologies of grace to focus on the effects that... more
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This paper describes some of the most important theological distinctions of the so-called "New Perspective on Paul" drawn from the writings of three of its most well-known advocates: E. P. Sanders, James D. G. Dunn, and N. T. Wright.... more
Celem badań było wstępne zbadanie związków między deklarowaną częstością oszukiwania podczas sprawdzianów wiedzy a samooceną i tendencją do usprawiedliwiania zachowania. Badanie objęło 141 studentów, wykorzystano w nim skalę SES... more
This article shows how in its postmodern “development”, a major part of Christianity has shifted away from the biblical justification by faith and the theology of the cross. Justification is sought from experiences and works, and it is... more
This select bibliography on the evangelical doctrine of salvation is a work in progress. It lists key works, mostly by evangelicals, that are generally representative of a broad cross-section of evangelicalism or traditional, conservative... more
Since the Reformation, James 2:24, ‘justified by works and not by faith alone’, has been the source of special controversy within an already contested epistle. But in the patristic and medieval period it was almost entirely unemployed and... more
While there is no shortage of philosophical literature discussing knowledge by acquaintance, there is a surprising dearth of work about theories of epistemic justification based on direct acquaintance. This paper explores a basic... more
The modern Protestant Christian trusts in personal faith rather than Christ for the impetus of justification. Reformed Theology has influenced Protestantism in defining both justification and faith in such a way as to implicitly teach... more