Pure Act

What does it mean for God to be a "pure act?"

That is when God speaks; he is not just descriptive but creative. Paulson compares and contrasts "pure act" in Luther, Erasmus, and Aquinas.

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Caleb Keith
Caleb Keith
Junior Fellow

Caleb Keith is a Summa Cum Laude, and Honors Scholar graduate of Concordia University Irvine, and holds an MA in systematic and philosophical theology from the...

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Caleb Keith
Junior Fellow

Caleb Keith is a Summa Cum Laude, and Honors Scholar graduate of Concordia University Irvine, and holds an MA in systematic and philosophical theology from the University of Nottingham. In 2018, he published a translation of Luther's Heidelberg...

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Steven Paulson
Steven Paulson
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Professor Steven Paulson is a Senior Fellow in Residence at 1517. He holds degrees in theology from St. Olaf College, Luther Seminary and has a Doctorate from the...

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Steven Paulson
Senior Distinguished Fellow

Professor Steven Paulson is a Senior Fellow in Residence at 1517. He holds degrees in theology from St. Olaf College, Luther Seminary and has a Doctorate from the Lutheran School of Theology in  Chicago.  He has taught at Concordia College,...

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