Category: Columns

Do Christians Have to Master Greek to Remain Orthodox?

Andrew Koperski — October 8, 2025

Do Christians Have to Master Greek to Remain Orthodox?

A case study on Christological formulae.

Screwtape to Hamlock on “Recent Events”

Andrew Koperski — October 3, 2025

Screwtape to Hamlock on “Recent Events”

Letter 201

“Mature Poets Steal”?: Dylan and Eliot (Updated)

E. J. Hutchinson — October 1, 2025

“Mature Poets Steal”?: Dylan and Eliot (Updated)

On Bob Dylan as a reader of T.S. Eliot.

*King of Kings* and Political Theology in the 21st Century

Miles Smith — September 29, 2025

*King of Kings* and Political Theology in the 21st Century

James Baird, a teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church in America, is releasing his King of Kings: A Reformed Guide to Christian Government this week. It is a worthwhile work;…

Literary Contamination in “Crossing the Rubicon”: Homer in Bob Dylan, Again

E. J. Hutchinson — September 15, 2025

Literary Contamination in “Crossing the Rubicon”: Homer in Bob Dylan, Again

More allusivity in Bob Dylan, this time in "Crossing the Rubicon."

How Applicable is Classical Political Philosophy?

Andrew Koperski — September 10, 2025

How Applicable is Classical Political Philosophy?

There's a scale problem.

The Magistrate as “Shepherd of the People”

E. J. Hutchinson — September 10, 2025

The Magistrate as “Shepherd of the People”

Niels Hemmingsen on rulers as shepherds.

Allusion in Bob Dylan’s “Tight Connection to My Heart (Has Anyone Seen My Love)”

E. J. Hutchinson — September 9, 2025

Allusion in Bob Dylan’s “Tight Connection to My Heart (Has Anyone Seen My Love)”

Some allusions in Bob Dylan's "Tight Connection to My Heart" (Empire Burlesque, 1985).

A New (?) Allusion (?) in “Narrow Way”:  Dylan and Homer, Again

E. J. Hutchinson — September 4, 2025

A New (?) Allusion (?) in “Narrow Way”: Dylan and Homer, Again

More on Homer in Dylan.

Tertullian and Pagan Education: The Athens-and-Jerusalem Canard

Andrew Koperski — September 2, 2025

Tertullian and Pagan Education: The Athens-and-Jerusalem Canard

On that quip that is "too good to check."