TRS 860 Intention
This course will look at the concept and reality of intention as it applies in three related fields of theological inquiry: human action, God's action, and scripture. The course will begin with a close examination of intention in the realm of human action, drawing on classic texts from Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, and Elizabeth Anscombe, as well as other works of contemporary literature. Then it will turn to God's action and God's intentions, for example as it relates to the problem of evil, and scripture, looking particularly at the topics of authorship, authorial intention, and divine inspiration.