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James Wetzel

Villanova University
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Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Areas of Specialization
Philosophy of Religion
Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy
Areas of Interest
Social and Political Philosophy
20th Century Philosophy
  •  11
    No Title available: Religious Studies
    Religious Studies 30 (1): 126-128. 1994.
    Philosophy of Religion
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    A Meditation on Hell: Lessons from Dante
    Modern Theology 18 (3): 375-394. 2002.
    This essay borrows Dante's inspiration in the Inferno to explore a theology of hell. The usual apologies for hell either bank on a retributive paradigm of justice or are content to have hell introduce a note of tragedy into the history of redemption. The theology that is culled from Dante, and especially from his handling of Virgil's place and authority in hell, is neither retributive in its justice nor tragic in its vision. Dante shows us how to make some sense of the idea that hell is original…Read more
    Philosophy of ReligionHeaven and Hell
  •  85
    God Owes Us Nothing: A Brief Remark on Pascal's Religion and on the Spirit of Jansenism (review)
    Religious Studies 33 (1): 121-130. 1997.
    Polish PhilosophyBlaise PascalPascal's Wager
  • Augustine and Philosophy
    with Johannes Brachtendorf, John D. Caputo, Jesse Couenhoven, Alexander R. Eodice, Wayne J. Hankey, John Peter Kenney, Paul A. Macdonald Jr, Gareth B. Matthews, Roland J. Teske, and Frederick Van Fleteren
    Lexington Books. 2010.
    The essays in this book, by a variety of leading Augustine scholars, examine not only Augustine's multifaceted philosophy and its relation to his epoch-making theology, but also his practice as a philosopher, as well as his relation to other philosophers both before and after him. Thus the collection shows that Augustine's philosophy remains an influence and a provocation in a wide variety of settings today
    Augustine