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Reading John 11 with Cyril of Alexandria

When Jesus wept or was angry, was that his human nature or his divine nature? Cyril of Alexandria connects good exegesis and sound theology.

The Devil Made Me Do It

Where did the Early Church Fathers locate the source of evil and sin? For Basil the Great, the Devil did not "make me do it."

Henry Chadwick and the Early Church

Henry Chadwick's The Early Church, written more than half a century ago, has enduring lessons for Christians today.

Patristics, Then & Now (Part 2)

The study of early Christianity today offers critique and accessibility — but often at the expense of a theological center.

Patristics, Then & Now (Part 1)

Study of the early church and the writings of the Fathers experienced something of a golden age at the close of the twentieth century.

The Trinity in Arabic

As part of my class on the Trinity this year, I looked into Arabic Christian theology. This stuff isn’t well known by Western theologians,...

Ranking the Theologians

When I get a rare moment of inactivity and my thoughts can wander, I often come back to the question of what makes a...

A Geography of Two Cities: Augustine’s Hippo Regius

By Edward L. Smither In St. Augustine’s magisterial work, The City of God, he sought to make sense of the believer’s sojourn in a fallen...

Tribute to an Orthodox Autodidact

Faith Seeking Understanding The Theological Witness of Father Matthew Baker Introduction by Alexis Torrance St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, pp. 368, $28 The Fathers are ahead of us, with...

The Viaticum of a Victim Mentality

From all disordered and sinful affections; and from all the deceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil, Good Lord, deliver us. — The Great...

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