According to Athanasius, St. Anthony feared his body would be turned into a relic after death.
Andrew Koperski
Cyril of Jerusalem and Sola Scriptura
An ancient bishop suggests the Protestant emphasis on Scripture predates Protestantism.
Irenaeus and Apostolic Succession
Irenaeus’s view of apostolic succession was no abstract theory, but an appeal to history.
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.