The opening prayer of the Proslogion sets up the paradoxes that Anselm will attempt to overcome.

What is the text all about proslogion. Anselm of Canterbury has offered a deep analysis and arugument for the belief in the existence of God to help this understanding for non-believers. Ing through Himself He makes all other things from nothing. The Text of Proslogion 24 published on 06 Jul 2018 by Brill.

And this thing is you Lord our God. Proslogion 2 a contradiction. If he is a god let him contend for himself since someone has torn down his altar Therefore on that day he named Gideon Jerubbaal that is to say Let Baal contend against him because he had torn down his altar.

How He who is completely and supremely just spares those who are evil. This begins with a datum of faith. He is justly merciful to them.

Whoever will contend for him shall be put to death by morning. Instead of a piece of text on Gods existence then we should look for something which is more general in scope and more basic in nature some constant element that appears in various passages in the Proslogion and has the potential of achieving what the single argument should achieve. Anselm and his proof of Gods existence was.

How He justly punishes and justly spares those who are evil. Therefore something than which a greater cant be conceived so truly exists that it cant be conceived not to exist. Although God is supremely just the source of his compassion is hidden.

In this book Ian Logan goes back to basics to the Latin text of the Proslogion with an original parallel English translation before tracing the twists and turns of this. How He is omnipotent even though He cannot do many things. He saves the just because justice goes with them.