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
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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
Senior Distinguished Fellow

Senior fellow at 1517.org, featuring two weekly podcasts Outlaw God and Preaching the Text. Former pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church, Washington Island, WI. Professor of...

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Steven Paulson
Senior Distinguished Fellow

Senior fellow at 1517.org, featuring two weekly podcasts Outlaw God and Preaching the Text. Former pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church, Washington Island, WI. Professor of Systematic Theology at Concordia College, Moorhead MN, Luther Seminary, St....

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