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Concursus Divinus

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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a term used in scholastic philosophy to designate the coincidence between the divine agency, as a final cause, and natural agencies, as the efficient cause of events and processes. It was elaborated by Thomas Aquinas, and a similar distinction may be traced in the discussions on the human will and scientific evolution.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Concursus Divinus'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/concursus-divinus.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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