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Biblical Interpretation
Review of Interpreting Scripture With the Great Tradition — Part 2 “Christian Platonism”
In my previous post, I began a four part series addressing the book Interpreting Scripture with the Great Tradition: Recovering the Genius of Premodern Exegesis, by Craig A. Carter. As…
Biblical Interpretation
Review of Interpreting Scripture With the Great Tradition — Part 1 “Great Tradition”
This post is the first of four brief posts that will address the book Interpreting Scripture with the Great Tradition: Recovering the Genius of Premodern Exegesis, by Craig A. Carter.…
Bible Study
Scripture IS the Great Tradition
There has been a great deal of talk lately about the so-called “Great Tradition.” In fact, I am currently reading a book entitled Interpreting Scripture With the Great Tradition: Recovering…
Impassibility of God
Doubting Thomas Indeed: A Quick Response to Edward Feser
I am thankful that Edward Feser read my book. Feser is an accomplished Catholic Thomistic scholar. I would have never guessed he would read my book. Here is a quick…
Catholicity
Aquinas: Not Among the Protestants
This article is taken from Appendix 1 in my book, The Failure of Natural Theology. Also see my other book, Saving Natural Theology from Thomas Aquinas at freegracepress.com. And until the end…
Calvinism
Reforming Thomas? Whether Thomas’s Epistemology and Theology Harmonizes with the Reformers (Part 2)
Recap This is part two of a blog post looking at Thomas Aquinas and to what decree he can harmonize with Reformed theology. Part one looked at whether Thomas’s epistemology…
Calvinism
Reforming Thomas? Whether Thomas’s Epistemology and Theology Harmonizes with the Reformers (Part 1)
Introduction “At the Council of Trent (1543–63) the Roman Catholic reformers used the works of Aquinas in drafting their decrees; and in 1879 the pope declared Thomism (Aquinas’s theology) eternally…
Church History
James White on the Divine Simplicity of God
In this video, James offers some helpful insights and cautions when we speak about such theological matters.
Christianity
Of Bible Reading and Theological Formulation
Throughout my years as a believer, I have been told and taught that when one reads or studies the Bible that one should not come with any preconceived theology in…
Theology
Fred Sanders Addresses “5 Myths About the Trinity”
Today Fred Sanders, professor of theology at the Torrey Honors Institute at Biola University, posted an excellent article on the Crossway blog entitled 5 Myths About the Trinity. Here are…
Apologetics
Biblical Reflections on the Problem of Evil
Introduction The “problem of evil” has been an issue that has been encountered by every single human being that has ever lived in this world. Whether it is viewed as…
Bible Study
How the Lord Shepherded Me Through My Wife’s Battle With Ovarian Cancer (Reposted – 10 Year Anniversary)
In celebration of my wife’s tenth full year of being cancer free, I am posting again the article I wrote about how God saw us through that difficult trial. Of course,…