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  • C. S. Lewis on Myth (Part II)

    This post is part of an ongoing series examining C. S. Lewis’s view of “myth.” In An Experiment in Criticism, Lewis approached “myth” in several ways, most importantly as a story which has “a value in itself –a value independent of its embodiment in any literary work” (Experiment in Criticism, 41). Here Lewis defined myth…

  • C. S. Lewis on Myth (Part I)

    Most people do not like being told that they are wrong. This is especially true when it comes to politics or religious faith. Interestingly, a number of pundits and scholars have taken to calling religious faith “myth” in recent years, especially religious faith that for many adherents hinges upon certain events that claim to be…

  • Book Review: Why Church History Matters (Rea)

    “Every Christian follows tradition. Whether we affirm the canon of Scripture, Trinitarian explanation or even denominational distinctive, we embrace tradition. This is true whether we call it ‘tradition’ or prefer softer terms such as ‘precedent,’ ‘custom’, or ‘common practice.’” As interest in history dwindles in our intensely technological age, reasons for studying the past are…

  • Recommended Readings: March 7-13

    If you read one article this week, engage The Conscience of a Conservative Christian Soul by John Mark N. Reynolds. For those of you with more reading time now that Spring has sprung in many parts of the United States, consider the selections below. As always, if there is something else you think I should…

  • Agobard and the Holy Spirit: Efficacious Procession

    Belief in the Trinity makes Christianity stand out. This is true for a number of reasons, including the importance that this doctrine places on faith (how else can you explain how one is three and three are one?), trust in the Christians of the past (most contemporary Christians do not excavate the Trinitarian and Christological…

  • Early Christianity, Method, and the Body

    The academic study of the ancient world remains a field full of exciting realms of consideration. This remains especially true for historians of the early Jesus Movement and Christian Church, where numerous fields of study are in need of critical exploration, including conceptions of the human body and sexuality within early Christianity. As a means…

  • ECA: The Canon Debate

    This post is part of the ongoing series examining Early Christian Authority. Use of the term “canon” has long been subject to debate among those studying the formation of the New Testament. The word itself comes from the Greek kanonikos, the basic meaning of which is “of one rule.” So a canon is something that…

  • NT Canon: What You Need to Know

    Most Christians, and I would dare say most Americans, know some basic things about the Christian New Testament. But many people don’t know (or don’t want to know) how the New Testament came into being. Some people seem to think that Gospels, Acts, Epistles, and Revelation fell from the sky in a nicely leather bound…

  • Book Review: Believe (Frazee)

    The Bible is a complex book, full of countless stories, prophecies, and genres of writing, each of which (ostensibly) applies to the Christian life in some way. It is no easy task, however, to read the entire Bible and grasp how each portion relates to the others or how 21st century Christians should engage the…

  • Recommended Readings: February 26-March 6

    If you engage one article this week, read the Conciliar Post Round Table on Genesis and the Origins of the Universe. If you have a bit more time to read this fine weekend, consider the following suggestions below. As always, if there is something else I should be reading, please let me know in the…