Archive for June 2023
How Does the Doctrine of the Bodily Resurrection Shape the Life of the Local Church?
Biblical doctrine is not just for the head but for the heart, for daily life as a disciple of Jesus. So it is, too, with the doctrine of bodily resurrection. Thinking about the future will help us here and now. In local churches that are pursuing faithfulness to Christ, we will want to connect the…
Read MoreWhy the traditional view of the Reformation is inaccurate
The history most evangelicals are taught is that the church is corrupted for a thousand years, and with the arrival of Martin Luther, the true church is back. Not only is this traditional view wrong, it’s not even how the Reformers themselves thought of the Reformation. To learn more, be sure to check out The…
Read MoreGethsemane
Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I go over there and pray.” And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled. Then he said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to…
Read MoreWholesome Protestant Doctrine
Dedicating an entire issue of Credo Magazine to the topic of Reformed scholasticism will, no doubt, illicit a wide spectrum of reactions.[1] Some potential readers will be enthused, ready to further their understanding of what has become familiar to them in recent years. Others will approach this issue with skepticism if not downright dismissal. It…
Read MoreInferno, Canto 10
Dante’s Divine Comedy is a literary masterpiece that continues to captivate readers with its vivid depictions of the afterlife and its profound theological insights. As a work of Christian literature, it offers a unique vision of God’s justice and mercy as it invites readers to contemplate the ultimate destination of human souls. Through complex allegories…
Read MoreThe Prophet Jeremiah, Angels & Christology, and Plumbers for Classical Education
Editor’s note: Matthew Barrett is writing a Systematic Theology with Baker Academic gives regular updates at Anselm House and you can subscribe for his newsletter here. Here is his latest: June is here at last. And I have been on many adventures since I last wrote, many bringing me further along the road to my…
Read MoreNew Credo Podcast! What was the Reformation debate over the Lord’s Supper really about?
In episode 4 of this mini-series, Samuel Bierig asks Matthew Barrett, author of newly released book The Reformation as Renewal (Zondervan Academic), about the intense divisions over the Lord’s Supper during the Reformation and whether there is more than meets the eye. As Barrett moves below the surface he shows that at the root of the…
Read MoreWhat was the Reformation debate over the Lord’s Supper really about? Matthew Barrett and Samuel Bierig
In episode 4 of this mini-series, Samuel Bierig asks Matthew Barrett, author of newly released book The Reformation as Renewal (Zondervan Academic), about the intense divisions over the Lord’s Supper during the Reformation and whether there is more than meets the eye. As Barrett moves below the surface he shows that at the root of the…
Read MoreWhy did Reformed Scholastics retrieve Aquinas?
For at least some Protestants today, the idea of viewing Thomas Aquinas as anything other than an adversary is anathema. For Karl Barth, perhaps the most influential Protestant theologian of the twentieth century, Thomas’ theology represents the antithesis of a Protestant conception of grace and revelation. Pointing to the defects of the theology of his…
Read MoreHelp from Puddleglum
I am a Christian, and I have never rejected faith. But during certain seasons of my life, I have agonized my way through various doubts and intrusive thoughts. I’ve had a number of friends who have been through similar seasons of doubt and deconstruction. If you’ve been there, or are there, you know how confusing…
Read MoreAnnouncing the Newest Credo Fellow: Gavin Ortlund
Credo is Latin for “I believe.” From the creeds of the church fathers to the confessions of the reformers, Christians have faithfully confessed the faith once for all delivered to the saints. By bridging the gap between church and academy, Credo helps churchgoers, pastors, and students alike retrieve classical Christianity for the sake of biblical and…
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