One Word, one mystery, one push. Irenaeus opens Book 5 by insisting the Word became true flesh to lift Adam’s race; Augustine measures passing instants only to find time slipping through his hands; Aquinas shows God steering every creature’s motion while creatures truly move (John 1:14; Psalm 27:4; Acts 17:28).

Readings: Irenaeus, Against Heresies, Book 5, Preface – Chapter 1

Augustine, The Confessions, Book 11, Chapter 21

Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica, Part 1, Question 105, Article 2

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