Does the Devil (or Satan) Exist? Friedrich Schleiermacher debates John Calvin (March 22, 2019)

John Calvin's proof for existence of Satan In the Institutes of the Christian Religion I.14.17, John Calvin argues that the devil (or satan) and demons must exist in the world, because there must exist an agent that mediates between the goodness of god and the evil happenings in the world, such […]

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Karl Barth: We Believe in Eternal Life, not in Eternal Hell (May 22, 2015)

The Apostles' Creed is among the oldest universally accepted symbols of the Christian faith. In Karl Barth's commentary on the Apsotles' Creed, he observes that there is no mention of Satan, Hell or Eternal Death in the Apostles' Creed, there is only mention of Eternal Life. And although this creed mentions […]

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John Calvin’s Proof for Satan’s Existence (October 22, 2012)

2019-03-29: An updated version of this article is available here: Does the Devil (or Satan) Exist? Friedrich Schleiermacher debates John Calvin Illustration of the Devil in the Codex Gigas, Early 13th Century John Calvin's proof for the existence of Satan in Institutes 1.14.17-18 continues to be useful, so I'm providing an extended […]

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