Archive for January 2024
Carl Trueman: Classical Theology and the Modern Mind
Step into the world of classical theology with Carl Trueman. At the inaugural event for The Center for Classical Theology (CCT), Trueman delivered a captivating lecture called “Classical Theology and the Modern Mind,” demonstrating why a return to the orthodoxy of the creeds and confessions is the remedy to the challenges we face on this…
Read MoreSola Scriptura Defended in 6 Minutes
This video defends the Protestant doctrine of sola Scriptura in 6 minutes. Truth Unites exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth.
Read MoreFeeding Among the Lillies
My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the bed of aromatics, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies. I to my beloved, and my beloved to me, who feedeth among the lilies. (Song of Songs, Ch. 6, Vs 1-2) Traditional exegesis of this text – from Gregory of Nyssa in the…
Read MoreHow Classical Theism Has Shaped My Spiritual Life
Baptism by fire is one way to learn theology and this was certainly my experience as I waded into the waters of seminary. I grew up never knowing a day apart from Christ and did not have many questions about God or salvation. I read my Bible and was blessed by having two parents who…
Read MoreThe Prophetic Imagination and Introducing William Blake
In this lesson from Nashotah House, Malcolm Guite seeks to lift the veil of modernity and reclaim the Christian imagination. “Reason is the natural organ of truth, but imagination is the organ of meaning.” -C.S. Lewis
Read MoreHilary, Treatise on the Psalms: How to name the book
Welcome to the first entry in what I project, if I follow an unbroken pace of ~2 pages of Latin base text per week, to be a 12-year process of translating the entirety of Hilary of Poitiers’ Treatise on the Psalms. Today we start at the very beginning, with six weeks on Hilary’s general introduction…
Read MorePutting Backgrounds Back In The Background (Part 1)
How should Bible students and scholars engage with backgrounds when interacting with the Scriptures? Are historical background the backbone of biblical interpretation? Do backgrounds provide deeper, richer, fuller applications of the biblical text? Dr. Ched Spellman says, “History is necessary, but not sufficient for the study of the Biblical book.” In the first half of…
Read MorePrinciples for the Practice of Lectio Divina
Much can be learned about meditation by paying close attention to what the Bible itself has to say on the subject. The Latin terms meditari and meditatio translate the Hebrew word hagah, “to contemplate, to talk, to mumble.” Hagah refers not merely to a mental process, but also to an audible phenomenon—a murmuring or muttering…
Read MoreThe Nicene Creed: An Introduction
For centuries, the Nicene Creed has been central to the church’s confession. The Nicene Creed: An Introduction (Lexham, 2023) by Phillip Cary explores the Creed’s riches with simplicity and clarity. Cary explains the history of the Creed and walks through its meaning line by line. Far from being abstract or irrelevant, the words of the…
Read MoreClassical Theology and the Modern Mind
Don’t miss Carl Trueman’s lecture exploring classical theology at The Center for Classical Theology’s inaugural event. Trueman’s lecture, “Classical Theology and the Modern Mind,” advocates a return to orthodox creeds and confessions as the solution to modern challenges, focusing on the doctrine of God. Sponsored by Crossway, the CCT annual lecture seeks to renew dogmatics…
Read MoreCarl Trueman delivers the Inaugural Lecture for the Center for Classical Theology
Step into the world of classical theology with Carl Trueman. At the inaugural event for The Center for Classical Theology (CCT), Trueman delivered a captivating lecture called “Classical Theology and the Modern Mind,” demonstrating why a return to the orthodoxy of the creeds and confessions is the remedy to the challenges we face on this…
Read MoreCarl Trueman: Classical Theology and the Modern Mind
Step into the world of classical theology with Carl Trueman. At the inaugural event for The Center for Classical Theology (CCT), Trueman delivered a captivating lecture called “Classical Theology and the Modern Mind,” demonstrating why a return to the orthodoxy of the creeds and confessions is the remedy to the challenges we face on this…
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