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Ecclesiastica Anecdota
Andrew Koperski
Refusing Rebaptism in Dionysius of Alexandria
After all, what’s more important than getting baptism right?
Eusebius on Mary in Psalm 69
I am once again asking the people to please read a primary source.
Is Ecumenism for Evangelical Squishes?
The answer may surprise you.
Crossing the T: Lucian, Pilate, and Crucifixion
Sending the dubiously accused to the electric chair is a severe miscarriage of justice.
Chrysostom, Tolkien, and Humility
Do not expect to be crowned promptly
“Worth a Thousand Dollars”: The (Former) Economics of Fertility
Children used to be seen as an economic asset to their parents.
Ancient Christianity and Book-Banning
How eager were Christians to destroy books they didn’t like?
Dionysius of Alexandria and Christian Allegiance to the Pagan Empire
Let’s throw another monkey wrench into the plentiful oversimplifications of Christian-Roman relations.
Fragment of an Early Draft of “Riddles in the Dark”
An important chapter in The Hobbit might have looked much different.