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The Filioque: A Response to Critics
St. Augustine of Hippo, The Lateran, 6th century CE In my previous blog post, I argued that the filioque as initially formulated by Saint Augustine of Hippo was perfectly orthodox. While I expected a great deal of criticism for making … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, filioque, Nicene Creed, Orthodoxy
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The Filioque: A Brief Opinion
St Gall, Stiftsbibliothek MS 382, p. 10 – Nicene Creed in Greek and Latin (mid-tenth or early eleventh century) My position on the filioque, a clause that a number of Latin churches added to the Nicene Creed over the course of … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, filioque, Nicene Creed, Orthodoxy
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Brief Comments on David Bentley Hart’s Article Concerning the Lord’s Prayer
Recently Professor David Bentley Hart has published an article on the Lord’s Prayer found in Matthew 6:9-13 and Luke 11:2-4. I quite enjoyed the article for its thought-provoking critique of the many present-day Christians, who do not adequately acknowledge the … Continue reading
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Tagged Church History, David Bentley Hart, Eastern Orthodoxy, History, Orthodoxy, theology
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Grace, Free Will, & Synergy in Orthodoxy: A Brief Excerpt from St. Faustus of Riez
Over a year ago, I wrote a series of posts concerning Pelagius, St. Augustine, and St. John Cassian’s teachings on grace and free will. As do many Orthodox commentators on this Latin doctrinal debate in the early history of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Augustine, Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Faustus of Riez, free will, grace, John Cassian, Orthodoxy, Predestination, Semi-Pelagianism, synergism, Vincent of Lérins
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Orthodoxy in Contemporary America
A very fine talk from David Bentley Hart at Fordham University, whereby he discusses the current state of Orthodoxy in America regarding the challenges its faces, and the potential solutions, & the risks of those solutions. He begins speaking around … Continue reading
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Tagged David Bentley Hart, Eastern Orthodoxy, Orthodoxy
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Tychonius of Africa: His Exegesis & Ecclesiology
One of the most underappreciated Latin theologians and Church Fathers today is Tychonius of Africa, who lived during the late fourth century AD. This fact is surprising considering the that Tychonius’ two works, The Book of Rules (Liber regularum) and Exposition on … Continue reading
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Tagged Augustine, Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, ecclesiology, exegesis, History, Late Antiquity, Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, theology, Ticonius, Tychonius, Tyconius
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Divorce & Remarriage in the Latin West: An Addendum
Many months ago, I made a post on the history of divorce and remarriage in the Latin West during the first millennium. In this post, I presented two Church Fathers, six church councils, and four penitential prescriptions that allow for … Continue reading
Divorce & Remarriage in the Latin West: A Forgotten History
NOTE: I have since made a follow up post for this topic, which has further arguments and evidence. Click here to see it as well. Over the past many years, there have been a number of internet articles that speak of … Continue reading
Upon this Rock: An Addendum
Recently it has come to my attention through criticism that my previous blog post on the Latin exegetical tradition of Matthew 16: 18-19 does not accurately take into account the Catholic Church’s position of Peter as the Rock and the … Continue reading
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and Pope Francis: Enemies of the Enlightenment
About a couple of weeks ago, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow expressed himself as against the concept of human rights. Needless to say, the backlash against such comments was substantial insofar that the patriarch felt the need to respond. He made … Continue reading
