Archive for July 2022
Author’s Corner
Each week on Credo we welcome you to join us in the Author’s Corner where we will meet a set of authors whose recent books deserve your attention and might even help you grow in your knowledge of theology, history, philosophy, and the scriptures. We hope the Author’s Corner can keep you up-to-date on the…
Read MoreThe Missions of the Trinity
The Summa Theologiae is one of the most influential works of Christian Theology ever written. Yet many people today are unfamiliar with Thomas Aquinas and his works, while others remain skeptical of his theological and philosophical methods. Nevertheless, contrary to the caricature that has been painted by his detractors, Christians today have much to learn from the…
Read MoreAquinas, Van Til and Biblicism
In this podcast, I explain what I mean by Biblicism. Once you understand my definition you can decide whether or not you agree with that idea or not. You can have your own definition if you want, but just citing it doesn’t refute my view. Regardless of how we define terms, there is an idea…
Read MorePodcast Throwback: Should theology inform exegesis? Matthew Barrett and Bobby Jamieson
We often approach the Scriptures as if we must keep all that theology out. We might even read the Old Testament as if we should not look ahead to the New Testament, lest we introduce theological doctrines which prejudice our exegesis. But could this approach rob us of those many riches that the history of…
Read MoreThe God-Saturated Vision of Thomas Aquinas
The latest issue of Credo Magazine focuses on Thomas Aquinas. The following is one of the issue’s featured columns by Samuel G. Parkison. Dr. Parkison is associate professor of theological studies and director of the Abu Dhabi Extension Site at Gulf Theological Seminary in the United Arab Emirates. I was reminded of Thomas Aquinas on a recent…
Read MoreC. S. Lewis Preface to On the Incarnation
The following Preface to Athanasius’s On the Incarnation was written by C. S. Lewis (1898 – 1963) and is published on Credo in the spirit of retrieving the Great Tradition. There is a strange idea abroad that in every subject the ancient books should be read only by the professionals, and that the amateur should content himself…
Read MoreThe Persons of the Trinity
The Summa Theologiae is one of the most influential works of Christian Theology ever written. Yet many people today are unfamiliar with Thomas Aquinas and his works, while others remain skeptical of his theological and philosophical methods. Nevertheless, contrary to the caricature that has been painted by his detractors, Christians today have much to learn from the…
Read MoreWhy did Jerome Zanchi retrieve Thomas Aquinas?
Jerome Zanchi (1516-90), an Italian born and leading reformed theologian in the late 16th century Europe, was well known for his scholastic style and his frequent use of Thomas Aquinas (1225-74). Testifying to Zanchi’s scholastic learning and influence on his and later generation of reformed theologians, Church Historian, Otto Gründler (1924-2004) called Zanchi “the father…
Read MorePodcast Throwback: What hath Greek Philosophy to do with Christianity?
It was the church father Tertullian who famously quipped, “What hath Athens to do with Jerusalem?” Many Christians today have joined Tertullian in pondering this question, and have concluded that the answer must be “nothing.” Greek Philosophy, it is assumed, offers nothing whatever to Christianity, and the Christian faith is obscured and tarnished by the…
Read MoreAppreciating and Appropriating a “Sounder Scholastic”
The latest issue of Credo Magazine focuses on Thomas Aquinas. The following is one of the issue’s featured columns by David S. Sytsma. Dr. Sytsma is an associate professor at Tokyo Christian University and research curator of the Junius Institute for Digital Reformation Research. Martin Luther once wrote that Thomas Aquinas is “the source and foundation of…
Read MoreAuthor’s Corner
Each week on Credo we welcome you to join us in the Author’s Corner where we will meet a set of authors whose recent books deserve your attention and might even help you grow in your knowledge of theology, history, philosophy, and the scriptures. We hope the Author’s Corner can keep you up-to-date on the…
Read MoreNew Credo Podcast! Can John Webster help us make theology theological again?
John Webster is one of the most profound theologians in recent history. While some may not recognize the name, his works have set a trajectory for theology and dogmatics in evangelical scholarship. Webster not only had a great understanding of the Great Tradition and a deep grasp of exegesis, but he also summoned the next…
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