The Mystery of Predestination: A Catholic Approach I Prof. Bruce Marshall

The Thomistic Institute

Prof. Bruce Marshall presents a deep Catholic theological exploration of predestination, examining its biblical foundations, historical development, doctrinal boundaries, and the enduring tension between God’s sovereign will, grace, and human freedom.


This lecture was given on October 6th, 2024, at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.


For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events.


About the Speaker:


Bruce D. Marshall is Lehman Professor of Christian Doctrine at Southern Methodist University, and in 2023 he held the Aquinas Chair in the Thomistic Institute at the Angelicum in Rome.  He is the author of Trinity and Truth and Christology in Conflict, and at present he is completing a book entitled The Primacy of Christ: Faith, Reason, and the Cross.  Marshall has written extensively on the doctrines of the Trinity, the person and redemptive work of Christ, the Eucharist, the Catholic Church and non-Christian religions, and the relationship between faith and reason.  He received his B.A. from Northwestern University and his Ph.D. from Yale University, and is a past President of the Academy of Catholic Theology.


Keywords: Augustine, Baptism, Council of Trent, Efficacious Grace, Gaudium et Spes, Grace and Free Will, Jesus Christ, Predestination, Romans 8, Sufficient Grace

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Prof. Bruce Marshall presents a deep Catholic theological exploration of predestination, examining its biblical foundations, historical development, doctrinal boundaries, and the enduring tension between God’s sovereign will, grace, and human freedom.


This lecture was given on October 6th, 2024, at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.


For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events.


About the Speaker:


Bruce D. Marshall is Lehman Professor of Christian Doctrine at Southern Methodist University, and in 2023 he held the Aquinas Chair in the Thomistic Institute at the Angelicum in Rome.  He is the author of Trinity and Truth and Christology in Conflict, and at present he is completing a book entitled The Primacy of Christ: Faith, Reason, and the Cross.  Marshall has written extensively on the doctrines of the Trinity, the person and redemptive work of Christ, the Eucharist, the Catholic Church and non-Christian religions, and the relationship between faith and reason.  He received his B.A. from Northwestern University and his Ph.D. from Yale University, and is a past President of the Academy of Catholic Theology.


Keywords: Augustine, Baptism, Council of Trent, Efficacious Grace, Gaudium et Spes, Grace and Free Will, Jesus Christ, Predestination, Romans 8, Sufficient Grace

2025-08-13 53 min
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