Terminology Tuesday: Ockham’s Razor
Ockham’s Razor is the popular name for a principle laid down by William of Ockham (1285–1349). It is also called the Principle of Parsimony. In its popular form it states t
Terminology Tuesday: Exoucontians
Exoucontians The extreme *Arians of the 4th cent., so called from their doctrine that the Son was created out of non-being (ἐξ οὐκ ὄντων). Their leader was *Aetius. Th
Terminology Tuesday: Duplex Gratia
Paul’s formula in 1 Thessalonians 5:10—”[Jesus] died for us so that … we might live with him”—corresponds to the theological categories of justification
Terminology Tuesday: Merism
Merism is a literary device that uses an abbreviated list to suggest the whole. The most common type of merism cites the poles of a list to suggest everything in between, though th
Terminology Tuesday: Nominalism
Nominalism is the view that neither universals nor essences are real (see REALISM), that is, they have no extramental existence. Everything is particular. A universal is a general