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Known variously as the “unforgivable sin,” the “sin against the Holy Spirit,” or the “sin unto death,” Medieval Christian thinkers almost uniformly affirm that there is some action or state of mind that cannot, or will not, be divinely forgiven. There is less uniformity around what, precisely, this action or state of mind is supposed to be, and passages on sinning “unto death” in the works of figures like Gratian, Peter Lombard, and Thomas Aquinas often leave much to be desired. This presentation examines common threads (as well as ambiguities) in influential Medieval Christian descriptions of this most serious form of wrongdoing, in an attempt to better understand Medieval Christian accounts of under-studied vices and sins like despair, blasphemy, and hardness of heart.This event is a School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) Colloquium. Admission is free.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The College of St. Scholastica Library Raven Room, CSS, Benedectine Loop, Duluth, MN 55811, United States,Duluth, Minnesota
