[This post was originally published on June 8, 2017. It is reprinted here with only minimal formatting updates.] Around the year 1548, Peter Martyr Vermigli published the following quote from John Chrysostom, said to be from a letter to Caesarius the monk: For as [in...
Steven Wedgeworth
Thoughts On When People Become Anglican
So the Evangelicals of the internet had a medium-sized explosion this past week as Matthew Barrett announced that he is becoming Anglican. The whole thing was interesting, and I've been thinking about it and the broader matter of Anglican identity, who and what the...
Is There A Calvinist Doctrine of the Trinity?
[This essay was originally posted in May of 2012. It is reposted here in its original form with only slight formatting changes.] Recent years have enjoyed a great renewal in theological conversations on the Trinity. As new questions arise, we find theologians...
The Fake Slogans of Church History
By now we have all learned the rule that if a C S Lewis quote (or St. Augustine quote or a Martin Luther quote) doesn't come with an actual citation, then it's fake. In all things charity-- except for imposter sourcing. This problem goes beyond fake quotes though....
Something Fishy in Colchester
James Ussher and Samuel Ward were British (Irish and English) theologians and clergymen in the 17th cent. They were good friends and wrote many letters to one another, several of which can still be read today. In one interesting exchange in 1626, Ward tells Ussher...
“Calvinism” and the Anglican Way: An Interaction with Bishop Ray Sutton
Back in January, Ray Sutton, the Presiding Bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church, wrote a lengthy essay on Anglican identity. It began as commentary on a recent book release and then a response to some early criticisms. But due to the size and scope of the...
The Search for the French Baptismal Liturgy
(This essay was originally published on May 20, 2018.) For you, little child,Jesus Christ has come, he has fought, he has suffered.For you he entered the shadow of Gethsemane and the horror of Calvary.For you he uttered the cry, “It is finished!”For you he rose from...
Welcome to the Anglican International
Welcome to the Anglican International, a continuing exploration in Reformed Irenicism. I plan to write about church history, liturgy, select theology, relevant socio-political matters, pastoral-devotional interests, and to give occasional comment on current events in...
The Book that Started It All
Well, sort of. The name John Davenant was not exactly unheard of twenty years ago. Banner of Truth had reprinted his commentary on Colossians. But even still, his name was not a household name for North American Reformed Christians. And often, when he was...
When Tradition Becomes Tragedy: Thomas Aquinas and the Immaculate Conception
Thomas Aquinas did not believe that Mary was conceived without sin.
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