tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post113980916586360333..comments2024-03-25T13:40:30.747-04:00Comments on Faith and Theology: Scottish Journal of TheologyBen Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1139963569965336972006-02-14T19:32:00.000-05:002006-02-14T19:32:00.000-05:00Thanks Ben!Thanks Ben!Alan Bandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09631479580408195078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1139885297652314632006-02-13T21:48:00.000-05:002006-02-13T21:48:00.000-05:00Hi Alan. Well, here's a snippet from the article's...Hi Alan. Well, here's a snippet from the article's abstract: <BR/><BR/>"Moving beyond the framework of post-Reformation controversies, Milton emphasises both the freedom and the universality of electing grace, and the eternally decisive role of human freedom in salvation. He erases the distinction between an eternal election of some human beings and an eternal rejection of others, portraying reprobation instead as the temporal self-condemnation of those who wilfully reject their own election and so exclude themselves from salvation. While election is grounded in the gracious will of God, reprobation is thus grounded in the fluid sphere of human decision. Highlighting this sphere of human decision, Milton depicts the freedom of human beings to actualise the future as itself the object of divine predestination."Ben Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1139845236447411762006-02-13T10:40:00.000-05:002006-02-13T10:40:00.000-05:00Hey, Ben, on Sunday night the British arts program...Hey, Ben, on Sunday night the British arts programme <I>The South Bank Show</I> had an interview with Armando Iannucci. As reported in the <I>Independent</I>, Iannucci spoke about how he abandoned his PhD on Milton after reading a scholarly paper that described God's lighter moments as "Jehovialities" - and went in for raido and television comedy instead!<BR/><BR/>Iannucci also pointed out that the opening lines of <I>Paradise Lost</I> can be sung to the Flintstones theme! Spin that into your next paper!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1139840309326004342006-02-13T09:18:00.000-05:002006-02-13T09:18:00.000-05:00Nicely done! Could you tell me, in a nutshell, wha...Nicely done! <BR/>Could you tell me, in a nutshell, what is Milton's view of predestination?Alan Bandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09631479580408195078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1139814027139895032006-02-13T02:00:00.000-05:002006-02-13T02:00:00.000-05:00Well done Ben!Well done Ben!Michael F. Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09713482855679578651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1139809892900867642006-02-13T00:51:00.000-05:002006-02-13T00:51:00.000-05:00Cool. I am a subscriber to the Scottish Journal of...Cool. I am a subscriber to the Scottish Journal of Theology. I'll look forward to reading your article (it hasn't arrived in Perth yet).Rory Shinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10378270111323220078noreply@blogger.com