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  • Paperback: 220 pages
  • Publisher: Pickwick Publications (June 25, 2014)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1625644248
  • ISBN-13: 978-1625644244
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5.0 out of 5 starsOutstanding survey of the nature-grace debate and an insightful suggestion for its resolution in light of Scheeben's theology
By Matthew Ramage, Ph.D. on December 30, 2014
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As the opening pages of this title appropriately recall, the topic of nature and grace touches virtually every theological and human question. Well aware of the implications of a doctrine so foundational to the Christian faith, Andrew Swafford's recent volume offers a careful summary of the debate and a welcome contribution to its resolution through the theology of Matthias J. Scheeben.

Following his excellent chapters surveying the thought of key contemporary figures in the nature-grace debate, the final section of Swafford's volume contains his proposal for reconciling the extrinsicist and intrinsicist traditions within the nature-grace debate. As Swafford writes, the distinction between nature and grace "is absolutely essential, in Scheeben's mind, for the purpose of preserving the supernatural character of the Christian faith--a point which of course brings him squarely into accord with [Lawrence] Feingold, [Steven] Long, and the pure-nature tradition." Like these thinkers, Scheeben describes man's capacity for the beatific vision in terms of a specific obediential potency. Similarly, for Scheeben the "natural" desire for the beatific vision must be viewed as a mere "wish" (velleitas)--the non-fulfillment of which does not entail suffering since its object lies beyond the powers of one's own agency.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starssought to be like God, and succumbed to the temptations of the ...
By Mark-Cyprian Obl.S.B. on November 12, 2014
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This is a surprisingly accessible and readable study of what is a convoluted and technical Scholastic debate in the theology of Thomas Aquinas that had shaping and defining influence on every major document of Vatican II. The question is indeed an obscure one, and at first approach a thing of the past. It has to do with God's planned and designed end-goal for mankind --- what is life leading to as its ultimate conclusion. The traditional view had been that mankind had been created for a final fulfillment in communion with God and life with God; this was the destiny of Adam and Eve. But once mankind (Adam and Eve) rebelled against God, sought to be like God, and succumbed to the temptations of the devil, the natural end of mankind was cursed as being nothing other than death and judgment. But God's will cannot fail. God the Father made covenants throughout the Old Testament with Adam and Eve, with the whole of mankind, with Abraham and his descendants, the people of Israel, with Moses in the giving of the Torah Law, with King David in the promise of a Messiah, a promise repeated by the prophets. This covenant of grace, an ever more focused and specific series of God's promises to elevate mankind above its sinful nature by the power of God's grace into holy fellowship with God, reached its apex when God the Father sent his Son, Jesus Christ, as the complete fulfillment of all the prior covenants, so that in the "new covenant" -- the eternal and everlasting covenant -- of faith in Jesus Christ, mankind can receive that sanctifying grace which elevates the natural to participate in the supernatural. From this came the common dictum of Medieval scholasticism: God's grace does not destroy nature, it elevates it."

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4.0 out of 5 starsExcellent but Needs More
By MB on July 4, 2016
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Swafford's summary of the nature-grace debate over the last century (and reaching back even further) is excellent. If that was the whole book, 5+ stars for sure. He masterfully explains difficult concepts such that anyone can understand, yet the appropriate depth is not lost. There is some repetition, but it is well utilized to stress important concepts and points. As a summary of the nature grace controversy, this is a must-read book.
On Matthias Scheeben as a new path in the nature-grace debate, the book leaves the reader wanting more. The concluding section is short, and leaves the reader wondering how Scheeben truly reconciles the intrinsicist and extrinsicist schools. Yes, examples are given of how Scheeben aligns with both, but the consequences of Scheeben's thought are not fully explored.
All in all worth reading, and leave the reader wanting to read more of Scheeben.
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5.0 out of 5 starsIt's a clear and concise introduction to the nature and ...
By Kathleen on September 25, 2014
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It's a clear and concise introduction to the nature and grace discussion with Swafford's own recommendation to move the discussion forward.
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