It is St. Patrick’s Day. I have been away for the last two weeks helping take care of a new grandchild and her sister, so I haven’t had much time to...
St. Patrick’s Day
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Enchantment Course – Teaser Video: Medieval Astronomy
How does the medieval view of astronomy influence our contemporary understanding of enchantment?
The Further Development of the Nicene Creed
In the first post in our series for the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, I looked at the Arian controversy and the Council’s conclusion...
Constantine at Nicaea
There are a number of frankly bizarre conspiracy theories about the Council of Nicaea’s decision to affirm the deity of Christ, most of which...
The Twelve Days of Christmas
In American culture, we think of the Christmas season as the time leading up to Christmas. Christmas celebrations frequently last only a few days,...
Victorian and Modern Advent and Christmas Traditions
In the previous post, I looked at two Advent and Christmas traditions with roots in the Middle Ages, crèches and caroling. There are others, of...
Medieval Advent and Christmas Traditions
Advent is my favorite season of the church year. It makes me feel connected to the past in ways that other times of the year do not. As a historian...
The Meaning in Cathedrals
When I got the news about the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris back in 2019, I felt much the same way I did on 9/11. I lived for a time in...
Now Thank We All Our God
In honor of Thanksgiving, today's post is a chapter from 32 Christians who Changed their World about Martin...
What Happened in the Atonement?
Theologians have offered a variety of theories about the nature of salvation and what happened in the Atonement. Early Theories One of the earliest...
Standing, Kneeling, and Sitting: Postures for Prayer
Prayer in the Bible In the Bible, people prayed using several postures, most of which we do not use today. In...
Lessons from Lewis: Revisiting The Medieval Model
A third lesson from C.S. Lewis (see lessons one and two here and here) from my time at Oxford with my Pugcast cronies involves The Discarded Image,...
Churchill Wasn’t the Bad Guy
Last week’s online controversy was the interview with Darryl Cooper, whom host Tucker Carlson called “(maybe) the best and most honest popular...
Remembering St. Augustine of Hippo
On August 28, 430, St. Augustine of Hippo died. Perhaps the most important father of the early Church, Augustine’s writings shaped Western theology...
Sacred City Church – Slaying Leviathan Conference: Session 1
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