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Today’s readings explore what it means for God’s goodness and human justice to be truly complete. Tertullian continues his assault on Marcion’s theology by arguing that a god who saves only a few—and even then saves only their souls while abandoning the body—cannot be called perfectly good. Augustine then reflects on the strange experience of remembering what we had forgotten, showing how memory searches within itself until the lost thing is recognized again. Aquinas turns to justice and the sanctity of human life, warning against favoritism that corrupts judgment and explaining the moral seriousness of murder, self-defense, and the lawful protection of society. Together, these readings ask whether goodness, memory, and justice can ever remain partial without becoming distorted.
Today’s Readings:
Tertullian — The Five Books Against Marcion, Book 1, Chapter 24
Augustine — The Confessions, Book 10, Chapter 19 (Section 28)
Thomas Aquinas — Summa Theologica, Part 2–2, Questions 63–64
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