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Why 1 Timothy 2 Is A Universal Normative Guide
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The Black Rubric
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The Significance of the Athanasian Creed During the Reformation
The classic 1662 Book of Common Prayer calls for the Athanasian Creed to be read in the Morning...
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The Glorious Mystery
An original poem by Cynthia Harris
In Sioux Falls, South Dakota
An original poem by James Matthew Wilson
Mimro on the Synod of the Three Hundred and Eighteen Bishops That Gathered at Nicaea in the Days of the Constantine the Victorious King
J. Darren Duke presents Jacob of Serugh's mimro (metrical homily) on the Council of Nicaea, translated into English for the first time.
Doctrine and Scripture in Early Christianity: A Review
J. Caleb Little review Frances Young's landmark two volume study of how Scripture and Doctrine informed one another in the first centuries of the Church
The Nicene Creed: A Scriptural, Historical, and Theological Commentary: A Review
Donald Fairbairn reviews a new book on the Nicene Creed aimed at uniting Scripture, history, and doctrine
There is Much to Believe: Singing the Nicene Creed
Aaron James reflects on the rich history of setting the Nicene Creed to music, and what is lost for the Church when this practice fades
Besom
An original poem by Dan Rattelle.
A Man Near Magnificence
An original poem by Colin Chan Redemer.
Votaries: The Blue Flower in Novalis, MacDonald, Lewis, and Robinson
Discover a forgotten influence on George Macdonald, C.S. Lewis, and Marilynne Robinson.
“And pain will be the thing that saves us”
An original poem by Tom C. Hunley