We continue our discussion of St. Thomas’s exploration of the beginning and end of human life, and focus upon when a human person comes into existence. Our question: When does a human person come into existence? Our answer: At the moment of conception. 7.5. Parameters and Limits of the Discussion This discussion is, in a … Continue reading The Beginning of Human Life
In ScG, II.56–72, St. Thomas embarks upon a consideration of intellectual substances which are united to bodies, later considering those which are not thus united (angels, see ScG, II.91ff). In these chapters, then, we will follow St. Thomas in staking out the middle ground between a materialist account of the human person (ruled out by … Continue reading The Unity of the Human Person
Updated: The following is based upon my remarks at the inaugural meeting of the Institute on the Catechism. I have been tasked with talking about the place of human nature and sexuality in the cosmos. To fulfill this task, I would like to sketch two competing paradigms for understanding that place. The first is older, … Continue reading The Harmony of Creation
John G. Brungardt 