The original justice in the context of natural sciences : Thomistic insights

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dc.contributor.author Roszak, Piotr
dc.date.accessioned 2023-10-11T12:13:10Z
dc.date.available 2023-10-11T12:13:10Z
dc.date.issued 2023-01
dc.description This research is part of The research project ‘Understanding Reality (Theology and Nature)’, directed by Prof. Dr Johan Buitendag, Department of Systematic and Historical Theology, Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Pretoria. en_US
dc.description.abstract The picture of the beginnings of humankind presented by natural science is often contrasted with what is conveyed in Scripture. It has been pointed out that the Edenic state before sin – which we refer to as original justice – was a time of absolute perfection in which there was no room for any deficiency. According to Thomas Aquinas, however, this picture conflicts with what Paradise was as a state on the way to Heaven. For Aquinas, the difference between Paradise and the present situation is not an ontological one but a change of circumstance, because original justice was not a period of salvation. This means that Paradise was a period of development, thanks to the grace received, which is reconcilable with the principled account of natural science. The key is the distinction between Paradise and Heaven, which sets religion–science reflections in their proper context. en_US
dc.description.department Dogmatics and Christian Ethics en_US
dc.description.uri http://www.hts.org.za en_US
dc.identifier.citation Roszak, P., 2023, ‘The original justice in the context of natural sciences: Thomistic insights’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 79(2), a8073. https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v79i2.8073. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.issn 2072-8050 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.4102/hts.v79i2.8073
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/92835
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher AOSIS en_US
dc.rights © 2023. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. en_US
dc.subject Evolution en_US
dc.subject Original justice en_US
dc.subject Religion–science en_US
dc.subject Sin en_US
dc.subject Nature and grace en_US
dc.subject Natural sciences en_US
dc.title The original justice in the context of natural sciences : Thomistic insights en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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