Category: Historical Theology
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Medieval Virtues and Vices with Dr. Grace Hamman (Podcast)
Read more: Medieval Virtues and Vices with Dr. Grace Hamman (Podcast)In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Grace Hamman, who is an independent scholar of late medieval poetry and contemplative writing, and is the author of Jesus through Medieval Eyes as well as the book that we’re discussing in this episode, Ask of Old Paths: Medieval Virtues and Vices for a Whole and Holy Life (published…
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Women in the Patristic Era with Dr. Lynn Cohick (Podcast)
Read more: Women in the Patristic Era with Dr. Lynn Cohick (Podcast)As part of our broader series on gender in biblical scholarship, Christian tradition, and the contemporary church, we turn to discuss Women in the Patristic Era. In this episode, Dr. John Anthony Dunne, Grace Sangalang Ng, and Dr. Chris Porter are joined by Dr. Lynn Cohick, who is Provost and Dean of Academic Affairs, and…
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Nestorius B.I.G.
Read more: Nestorius B.I.G.I’ve recently watched a documentary show and some movies about the rise (and in some cases, the demise) of famous late 20th century CE hip-hop artists. Conflicts between American East-coast and West-coast artists and their supporters contributed in many ways to the popularity, but also to the controversy and eventual ruin of some rappers. For…
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Broken Theologians
Read more: Broken TheologiansMartin Luther was a racist against Jews. Karl Barth had a long-term affair with his writing assistant. A.W. Tozer was emotionally absent from his wife and family. I’ve recently been reading many blog posts about the sins and failures of these theologians, and it saddens me to hear about the reality of their lives, especially since…
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The American Church: Ark or Kingdom?
Read more: The American Church: Ark or Kingdom?At many points in its colored history, the church’s unity and its holiness have appeared to come into conflict. On one side, people argue, “The only way we can call ourselves holy, is by staying united. Unity is holiness.”
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A Reflection: Checking Scholastic Habits with Orthodox Thinking
Read more: A Reflection: Checking Scholastic Habits with Orthodox ThinkingThis Labor Day, under the touching glow of a setting pacific sundown, invest some time reading a little primer entrusted to be by a dear friend- A Biblical Case for Natural Law, by Westminster Professor of Systematic Theology and Christian Ethics David Van Drunen. You’re probably thinking this post is a review of this book….
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The Great Crime: Reflections on Family, Suffering, and the Armenian Genocide (Guest Post)
Read more: The Great Crime: Reflections on Family, Suffering, and the Armenian Genocide (Guest Post)This year on the 24th of April, Armenia remembers the 97th anniversary of the displacing of 250 influential Armenian citizens from the Ottoman capital city in 1915. This event was the pivotal beginnings of what would be later called the Armenian Genocide. During the Genocide, which took place from 1915 to 1923, Turks massacred two…
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The Reformation and Civil Disobedience: Guest Post
Read more: The Reformation and Civil Disobedience: Guest PostUpon John Dunne’s request, I am going to write something relating Romans 13 and civil disobedience. This post does not represent my thinking on the matter but rather gives a historical perspective to the problem with hopes that a later post, reflecting my thoughts, will bring about thought provoking and engaging conversation. I will quickly…