In the Reformation, the Philosopher was used by the Reformers just as much as by Roman Catholics.
Church History
Identity and the Life of the Mind: The Eternal Value of Boethius
Boethius provides powerful resources for contemplating how knowledge relates to identity formation in the Christian life.
The Beatific Vision: Keeping Theology Theological
Both Catholics and Protestants are wrong when they think the Beatific Vision is just for Catholics.
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?
Reclaiming the Medieval Atonement
A new book, busting the myth that medieval Christians had no theory of propitiation and expiation.
Unity Across the Chalcedonian Divide?
Does Cyril of Alexandria provide an avenue for Christological unity?
“The Light of Nature” in the Westminster Standards
How did the Westminster divines feel about natural theology and natural law?
Nationalism in Earliest Christianity
Do the earliest days of church history offer pushback to a defense of “Christian nationalism”?