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Unnatural Death
Creation, Sin, and the Angelic Fall
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Philip G. Porter's 'Unnatural Death' argues that the fall of angelic creatures deeply wounds creation, introducing death and decay into the cosmos prior to Adam's sin.
Drawing on Augustine, Aquinas, and literary figures like Tolkien and Milton, Porter develops a framework—using concepts such as rationes seminales and the conditio/administratio distinction—to reconcile this claim with scriptural accounts and contemporary scientific concerns about deep time.
He proposes a 'double fall' where angelic rebellion precipitates human sin, and explores implications for Christology, eschatology, and debates like universalism.
The book aims to retrieve pre-modern resources to resist theological moves that naturalize death, while showing how God providentially incorporates death into redemption through the cross.
Drawing on Augustine, Aquinas, and literary figures like Tolkien and Milton, Porter develops a framework—using concepts such as rationes seminales and the conditio/administratio distinction—to reconcile this claim with scriptural accounts and contemporary scientific concerns about deep time.
He proposes a 'double fall' where angelic rebellion precipitates human sin, and explores implications for Christology, eschatology, and debates like universalism.
The book aims to retrieve pre-modern resources to resist theological moves that naturalize death, while showing how God providentially incorporates death into redemption through the cross.
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The Fall Before The Fall with Philip G. Porter
