Irenaeus’s view of apostolic succession was no abstract theory, but an appeal to history.
Andrew Koperski
Tolkien: Naive Storyteller or Political Realist?
Did Tolkien have room for shades of gray within and without Middle Earth?
C.S. Lewis on the Decline of Christianity
Lewis’s lesser-known essays reveal some surprising perspectives on religion in the West.
No Place Like Rome? Refuting Papal Primacy With Clement of Rome
Although pseudonymous, works credited to Clement give us a window into early church polity.
Miasma of the Ordinary? Rebuking the Devil in Your Soup
Did ancient Christians feel guilty about possible implication in unethically sourced food?
Plundering the Romans: Irenaeus, History, and Economic Presuppositions
Tidy modern narratives about the economic views of past Christians rarely fit the historical data
Baptismal Trajectories in Early Christianity, Part III: Toward an Explanation
A fresh, tentative explanation for early differences in baptismal practice. Part 3 of 3.
Baptismal Trajectories in Early Christianity, Part II: Households, Tertullian, and Archeology
Is there a fresh explanation for differing baptismal practices in the ancient church? Part 2 of 3.
Baptismal Trajectories in Early Christianity, Part I: The Liturgical “Dark Age” and Second Temple Judaism
Can we find a fresh explanation for differing baptismal practices in the early church?
Is Theology Enslaved to Sociological Subtext?
Does sociological analysis have all the explanatory power it often claims?