Archive for December 2023
Does the Incarnation Change God?
Merry Christmas from Credo Magazine! To celebrate the birth of the Savior this week, we thought it apt to share a new conversation on the incarnation between Dominic Legge and Matthew Barrett. Oftentimes, theologians will approach the doctrine of Christology in an isolated way, rarely bringing the doctrine of the Trinity into the discussion. As…
Read MoreNew Credo Podcast! Does the Incarnation Change God?
Merry Christmas from Credo Magazine! To celebrate the birth of the Savior this week, we thought it apt to share a new conversation on the incarnation between Dominic Legge and Matthew Barrett. Oftentimes, theologians will approach the doctrine of Christology in an isolated way, rarely bringing the doctrine of the Trinity into the discussion. As…
Read MoreDoes the Incarnation Change God? Dominic Legge and Matthew Barrett
Merry Christmas from Credo Magazine! To celebrate the birth of the Savior this week, we thought it apt to share a new conversation on the incarnation between Dominic Legge and Matthew Barrett. Oftentimes, theologians will approach the doctrine of Christology in an isolated way, rarely bringing the doctrine of the Trinity into the discussion. As…
Read MoreThe Spirit Works Inseparably with the Father and the Son
The most important thing to say about the work of the Holy Spirit is that it is inseparable from the work of the Father and the Son. His work is always radically united to the work of the whole Trinity and yet is truly his own work. Traditionally we describe this radical unity using the…
Read MoreAthanasius and the Adoration of the Word Made Flesh
Even his name sounds mythical: Athanasius. To some of us, this theologian from the ancient shores of North Africa might as well be mythical. Encountering Athanasius, known as “the dwarf” by his opponents, is like meeting someone vastly foreign and ancient descending from the jagged peaks of the Himalayas or emerging from the depth of…
Read MoreThe Credo Christmas Challenge: On The Incarnation
This Advent season, adorned with twinkling lights and the warmth of shared joy, we invite you to embark on a unique literary adventure—the Credo Christmas Challenge. This December, we encourage you to pick up and read the timeless work of Athanasius, On the Incarnation. (Click Here for a Free Online Link) Athanasius, a towering figure…
Read MoreChrist and the Artistic Imagination: Continued
In this lesson from Nashotah House, Malcolm Guite seeks to lift the veil of modernity and reclaim the Christian imagination. “I’m not saying that poetry itself utterly restores the transfigured vision; only God can lift the veil, and it is only lifted in Christ. I am saying that poetry can get us ready for it…
Read MoreNew Biblical Theology Podcast! Defining Biblical Theology
How would you define Biblical Theology? This is a sticky question with many answers that diverge quickly from each other. Sam Bierig and Mitchell Chase establish a helpful definition and argue for a maximal approach. Biblical Theology happens when we are attentively reading and understanding a biblical passage in light of the progressive revelation, trajectory,…
Read MoreThe Credo Magazine Book of the Year!
The Credo Book of the Year award goes to a book that not only models theology but does so for the sake of renewal in the church. The Nicene Creed: An Introduction. By Phillip Cary. Lexham. [affiliate link] For over a thousand years the church across the globe confessed the Nicene Creed together. To be…
Read MoreThe Credo Magazine Book Awards 2023
The Credo Magazine Book Awards move past general categories in Christianity at large to give attention and praise to the best works in theology today. But not just any theology will do. In the spirit of Credo itself, these accolades go to those authors who model and advance the retrieval of classical Christianity for the…
Read MoreDefining Biblical Theology
How would you define Biblical Theology? This is a sticky question with many answers that diverge quickly from each other. Sam Bierig and Mitchell Chase establish a helpful definition and argue for a maximal approach. Biblical Theology happens when we are attentively reading and understanding a biblical passage in light of the progressive revelation, trajectory,…
Read MoreChrist and the Artistic Imagination: Incarnation, Passion, Resurrection and Transfiguration
In this lesson from Nashotah House, Malcolm Guite seeks to lift the veil of modernity and reclaim the Christian imagination. “We took out the eye of our imagination in order to have the domination of the world through the eye of our reason, and as a result of that we found the world increasingly meaningless…
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