In today’s post Jackson Lashier shares why Irenaeus’ voice needs to be heard today. Irenaeus shows us that the incarnation is a new revelation of God, but also that it is fundamentally misunderstood if its newness is not interpreted in profound continuity with the salvific work of the Creator, Covenant God of Israel.
Valentine’s Day is a popular day of celebration in the United States and beyond, but most people know surprisingly little about the origins of the holiday. This isn’t necessarily surprising, as surprisingly little is known about Saint Valentine except his name. Here are some other quick facts you may not know about Valentine’s history.
In the first class I took in seminary, the professor made an almost casual suggestion that remains perhaps the single most important piece of advice I received in my theological education. For every semester of seminary, he said, we should read the works of one Church Father to become grounded in the great tradition.
All Saints Day is usually celebrated on the first of November by parts of Western Christianity. Observed since the medieval times, it is a time to honor, learn from, and worship with the community of
In the middle to late Nineteenth Century a group of Christians revitalized Wesley’s doctrine of entire sanctification and perfection in love. It was not a theological renaissance that took place in the halls of academia but a revival of experimental theology. They were the holiness movement, and here is a list of ten Holiness Christians everyone should know.
Perhaps you’ve heard of the ‘ancient-future’ church movement, which seeks to recover some of the great treasures of the church’s past for the sake of the church’s future. Some of those ancient treasures being rediscovered
January 3: St. Bridget of Sweden, from “The Revelation of St. Bridget” When I [in this revelation] was present by the manger of the Lord in Bethlehem I beheld a Virgin of extreme beauty wrapped
December 28: St. Leo the Great, from “On the Feast of the Nativity” Let us then, dearly beloved, give thanks to God the Father, through His Son, in the Holy Spirit, Who “for His great
December 27: St. Athanasius, from “On the Incarnation of the Word” The Word visits the earth, where he has always been present, and sees its evil condition. He takes a human body, born of a