Good, Simple, and Eternal: What Philosophy Teaches Us About God

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07 April, 2021

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A lecture by Prof. W. Matthews Grant University of Oklahoma The Thomistic Institute at the University of Oklahoma presents a lecture by Prof. W. Matthews Grant of the University of St. Thomas (MN) titled “Good, Simple, and Eternal: What Philosophy Teaches Us About the Nature of God.” Meacham Auditorium Wednesday, April 7 6:30 PM CT About the Speaker: W. Matthews Grant is Professor and Chair in the Department of Philosophy at University of St. Thomas (MN), and Associate Editor of the American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly. His articles have focused on Aquinas and the Philosophy of God, particularly issues having to do with the divine nature and God’s relationship to human freedom. His new book Free Will and God’s Universal Causality: The Dual Sources Account draws resources from Aquinas and the scholastic tradition to explain how libertarian creaturely freedom can be reconciled with robust accounts of God’s providence, grace, and predestination.