Tag: Augustine

The Song That Sustains Creation

Joel Strand — May 1, 2023

The Song That Sustains Creation

A physicist explains why C.S. Lewis and Augustine landed on the right metaphor for how God creates.

Old Testament Sacraments, Pt. 2: The Tree of Life in the New Covenant

Nathan Johnson — March 30, 2023

Old Testament Sacraments, Pt. 2: The Tree of Life in the New Covenant

What role does the Tree of Life play in the New Covenant?

God Has Zero Wrath, Pt. 2: More From Augustine on a Patristic Commonplace

Ryan Hurd — March 14, 2023

God Has Zero Wrath, Pt. 2: More From Augustine on a Patristic Commonplace

Augustine gives a thorough account of how 'wrath' can and can't be said of God.

Christ in the Psalms, Christ in the Prophets, Christ in the Law

E.J. Hutchinson — March 9, 2023

Christ in the Psalms, Christ in the Prophets, Christ in the Law

St. Augustine on Christ in the Old Testament.

God Has Zero Wrath: A Note on a Basic Patristic Teaching from Augustine

Ryan Hurd — March 7, 2023

God Has Zero Wrath: A Note on a Basic Patristic Teaching from Augustine

Augustine makes surprisingly unabashed statements about how Scripture speaks of God's wrath.

Revisiting Platonic Education: The Ever Sharable Feast

Colin Redemer — March 3, 2023

Revisiting Platonic Education: The Ever Sharable Feast

Colin Redemer responds to a review of his chapter on Plato in "Reforming Classical Education".

If Christ Is God, Why Does He Pray?

E.J. Hutchinson — March 2, 2023

If Christ Is God, Why Does He Pray?

Augustine on Psalm 2:8.

When God’s Anger Isn’t Like Yours (or Mine)

E.J. Hutchinson — February 27, 2023

When God’s Anger Isn’t Like Yours (or Mine)

St. Augustine on anger in Psalm 2.

Under the Law, In the Law

E.J. Hutchinson — February 22, 2023

Under the Law, In the Law

St. Augustine on being "in" the law as opposed to being "under" the law.

Shakespeare Notebook 2023: “The Comedy of Errors”

Rhys Laverty — February 17, 2023

Shakespeare Notebook 2023: “The Comedy of Errors”

Augustinian selfhood and married nuns sound some potentially Protestant notes in Shakespeare's masterful farce.