If you read one article this week, engage The Politics of Bible Translations by Scot McKnight. For those of you with additional reading time this fine spring morning, check out the following suggestions. Happy reading!
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Recommended Reading: March 31
If you read one article this weekend, look at The Absurdity of the Passion by Jacob Quick. Blessed Holy Saturday Readers! Below are this week’s recommended readings, gathered from around the blogging world. May you find them as engaging and interesting as I did!
Recommended Reading: February 17
If you read one article this week, look at The Fast Before the Feast by Aphrodite Kishi. For those of you with additional time to read, check out the following links. Happy weekend reading!
Recommended Reading: February 3
Happy weekend, dear readers! If you engage one article from this week, look at My Larry Nasser Testimony Went Viral, But There’s More to the Gospel than Forgiveness by Rachel Denhollander. For those of you with additional reading time, check out the following selections, gathered from around the blogging world.
Recommended Reading: January 27
If you engage one thing this week, read or watch The Testimony of a Former Gymnast Who Confronts Her Abuser by Rachel Denhollander via TGC. For those of you with additional reading time this weekend, check out the following articles. Think I missed sharing something important? Let me know in the comments section below. HappyContinue reading “Recommended Reading: January 27”
Recommended Reading: December 9
If you read one article from this past week, engage Why You Should Surround Yourself With More Books Than You’ll Ever Have Time to Read by Jessica Stillman. For those of you with additional reading time this wintery weekend, check out the following selections, gathered from around the blogging world (over the past few weeks,Continue reading “Recommended Reading: December 9”
The 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation
Today marks the 500th anniversary of the event that launched the Protestant Reformation: the nailing of Ninety-Five Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, by a young monk and scholar named Martin Luther. As with all important historical events, this one is debated. Did Luther intend to cause the greatest schismContinue reading “The 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation”
A Brief History of Communion: Contemporary Christianity
This post is the final in our series on the history of communion. The Contemporary Church In general, the five major Reformation views on Communion persist today, although with literally tens of thousands of denominations worldwide, explanations of Communion can vary greatly among contemporary churches. Adding further complexity is the “rediscovery” of worldwide Christianity inContinue reading “A Brief History of Communion: Contemporary Christianity”
A Brief History of Communion: Five Reformation Views
This post is part of an ongoing series on the history of communion. The Reformation Church With the outbreak of theological reforms in the 16th century came considerable revisions and specifications of the theologies and practices of Communion. Essentially, five major views solidified: Tridentine, Consubstantial, Reformed, Via Media, and Memorialist.
A Brief History of Communion: Medieval Christianity
This post is part of an ongoing series on the history of communion. The Medieval Church During the medieval period, the Church began to use a common liturgy for Eucharistic celebration, with prescribed texts and traditions for services and practice. Some differences emerged between the Eastern and Western branches of Christianity, differences which were formalizedContinue reading “A Brief History of Communion: Medieval Christianity”
Pursuing Veritas 