Archive for October 2022
Why is Zwingli the forgotten Reformer? Bruce Gordon and Matthew Barrett
In celebrations of the Reformation Protestants have placed not little emphasis on prominent figures such as John Calvin or Martin Luther. Others such as Zwingli, along with the Swiss reformation,…
Read MoreThe Reformation and Participation
Editor’s note: Matthew Barrett is writing a Systematic Theology and is providing monthly updates on his adventures in research. You can read each update by subscribing to Anselm House. This…
Read MoreCredo Fellow Interview: Adonis Vidu
Credo Fellow Adonis Vidu is Professor of theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He is a constructive theologian involved in a recovery of the patristic and medieval Trinitarian theology for the…
Read MoreShould Pastors Get a Ph.D. in Theology?
I think there are a number of positive reasons; let me mention a few. First, the truth is that an M.Div. degree today does not provide as good an education…
Read MoreHow to Study Theology: Eighteen Specifications
Everyone is a theologian. This is not to say that everyone is a good theologian. It only means that whenever someone asserts a truth about a topic dealt with in the…
Read MoreThe Unmoved Mover
In the Prima Pars of Summa Theologica, Aquinas says of divine simplicity, “when the existence of a thing has been ascertained there remains the further question of the manner of…
Read MorePrescriptive Theology and Descriptive Science?
A significant issue regarding the operational differences between Christian theology and science within the public norms of Western modernity concerns description and prescription. The usual story is that science is…
Read MoreEmbodying the Spirit of Credo: Adonis Vidu
A team effort is required if the church and academy alike are to remain faithful to the orthodox Christian faith, a team that spans denominations and brings together some of…
Read MoreGood Shame, Bad Shame, and Ugly Shame
Shame is a popular word today. Sometimes preachers like to substitute the word “sin” for “shame,” as if the antithesis to a whole and fulfilled life is a life free…
Read MoreWhy Protestants have always stood on the shoulders of Thomas Aquinas…and still do
Few individuals in history have a legacy that can match that of the Angelic Doctor, Thomas Aquinas. So why is Thomas such a polarizing figure in some evangelical circles today?…
Read MoreCan Theology Do Without Metaphysics? Part II
This is part two of Dr. Carter’s essay on theology and metaphysics. Read part one here. Let me say something about how the three options that have been pursued in…
Read MoreThe Angelic Doctor’s Angelic Doctrine
Thomas Aquinas is often known as the Angelic Doctor. Explanations for this title are varied, with the most common being that the title was meant to convey something about the…
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