Dionysius the Areopagite on the impossibility of Total Depravity

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All Calvinists (and recovering Calvinists) may find this brief post interesting: “Dionysius the Areopagite on the topic of Total Depravity” by Taylor Marshall over at Called to Communion blog.

Excerpt:

In his treatise In On the Divine Names, Dionysius directly asks whether there can be such a thing as “total depravity”. He answers that there cannot be total depravity because that which is totally deprived of all goodness would also be deprived of all existence since anything created is also ontologically good–as confirmed by the refrain of Genesis chapter 1 “and God saw that it was good”.

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Dionysius the Areopagite on the impossibility of Total Depravity

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All Calvinists (and recovering Calvinists) may find this brief post interesting: “Dionysius the Areopagite on the topic of Total Depravity” by Taylor Marshall over at Called to Communion blog.

Excerpt:

In his treatise In On the Divine Names, Dionysius directly asks whether there can be such a thing as “total depravity”. He answers that there cannot be total depravity because that which is totally deprived of all goodness would also be deprived of all existence since anything created is also ontologically good–as confirmed by the refrain of Genesis chapter 1 “and God saw that it was good”.

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Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in the post above are “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will add value to my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

Comments Policy: I reserve the right to delete comments that are offensive or off-topic. If your comment contains a hyperlink to another site, your comment automatically goes into "Comments Purgatory" where it waits for release by way of moderation.