In the Reformation, the Philosopher was used by the Reformers just as much as by Roman Catholics.
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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.
Retrieving Augustine’s Doctrine of Creation: A Review
A generous, broad-ranging engagement with the great Church Father on a fraught topic.
Tending Soul, Mind, and Body: A Review
An excellent collection of essays on the art and science of spiritual formation.
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?
Jesus and John Wayne: A Review
Whilst giving good pause to examine ourselves, Du Mez’s history lacks both love and hope.
Reclaiming the Medieval Atonement
A new book, busting the myth that medieval Christians had no theory of propitiation and expiation.