The making of Abram’s name
Babel, Pentecost, and a language for the gentiles
Lionel S. Thornton and Scripture as ‘the divine mind’
For L.S. Thornton, “what is given to us in the gospels is the revealed Word of God, whether verbally identical with Christ’s spoken word or not.”
Lionel S. Thornton: The 20th century’s lonely figural reader
Lionel S. Thornton (1884-1960) was far and away the most prolific and talented practitioner of figural exegesis in the 20th century, as well as its most consistent theorist.
The Anglican approach to Christian apologetics: Joseph Butler’s biblical cosmos
According to Bishop Butler, Scripture is God’s instrument to separate the sheep from the goats and to order both according to his intentions.
God’s secret name, and our names
“I AM WHO I AM,” God told Moses (Exod. 3:14). God has a name. But, unlike ours, his Name perfectly expresses what and who he is. “Jeff” is an arbitrary noise, an arbitrary signature, that has no intrinsic connection to a person who by no means has to exist. “Jeff” expresses nothing.
The impossibility of monotheism without the Bible
For years now I have been working on articles and a dissertation about a person I would consider the greatest Anglican theologian of the 20th century, Lionel S. Thornton. His voluminous writings display a depth... Read More...
An appeal to those considering departure from the Anglican Church of Canada
The real sign of hope is that God continues to raise up faithful people, that they continue to build solid friendships within the ACoC, and that the unique bonds of affection we have with each other, our Communion, and with the Indigenous North are being strengthened despite the centrifugal forces of division.
Miscarriage, barrenness, and the sacrament of marriage in the Anglican Church of Canada
Is marriage God's “pastoral response” to our hurt and suffering?