Archive for December 2024
New Books in 2024 by Credo Fellows and Editors
As 2024 comes to an end, we would like to highlight the new books produced by our Fellows and Editors. These books exemplify what Credo is about, Retrieving classical Christianity to create authentic reform in the church today. May these books edify the body of Christ and encourage the work of retrieving the Great Tradition.…
Read MoreAdvent with Athanasius – Part 4
On this the fourth Sunday of Advent, it is a joy to close out our contemplation of the Incarnation with Athanasius. Thank you for following along and I pray this has served to fix your gaze upon the only Son of God, “who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven, and was…
Read MoreForgive us Our Debts
The familiar phrase, “forgive us our debts,” is probably known to most Christians because it comes from the Lord’s Prayer. When Christ’s disciples asked him how they should pray, Jesus identified the confession of sin as one of the key elements of prayer (Matt. 6:12). I suspect that most Christians recognize they are sinners—recognition of…
Read MoreAdvent with Athanasius – Part 3
Thus far in our reading of Athanasius (read part 1 and part 2 here), we have seen him demonstrate the Incarnation as God’s gracious response to “turn what is corruptible to incorruptibility” (ch. 20). His argument has sought to show that the Incarnation served to restore the image of God to humans, since sin had…
Read MoreCredo Book Awards 2024
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 sake of…
Read MorePodcast Throwback: What is Partitive Exegesis? Matthew Barrett with Bobby Jamieson and Tyler Wittman
How can we hold our systematic theology in one hand and take seriously the exegetical task in the other? How do we interpret scripture in light of Christ’s two natures? Throughout the Great Tradition, biblical scholars and theologians alike have turned to partitive exegesis as an essential tool in the interpretive task. In light of…
Read MoreAdvent with Athanasius – Part 2
In part 2 (read part 1 here) of our contemplation of the Incarnation with Athanasius, chapters 11-19 are in focus. It is important to remember that Athanasius is framing the Incarnation as God’s gracious response to Adam’s disobedience which has resulted in his “being held fast in natural corruption and were deprived of the grace…
Read More‘Tis the season to give to Credo
The year 2025 will be an exciting year at Credo. We have big plans. It will be our year of “firsts.” We will launch our first Credo Conference! We invite you to join us on May 1-2 in Washington D.C. Fred Sanders, Gavin Ortlund, Michael Horton, Kevin DeYoung, Michael Reeves, and I can’t wait to…
Read MoreCredo Book Highlight: On Classical Trinitarianism, edited by Matthew Barrett
On Classical Trinitarianism: Retrieving the Nicene Doctrine of the Triune God, edited by Matthew Barrett, just won The Gospel Coalition Book Award in Theological Studies. Published with IVP Academic, Barrett brings together 40 of today’s best theologians to recover Nicene Orthodoxy in the church today. Here is what the book is about: Modern theology claimed that it ignited…
Read MorePodcast Throwback – Does the Incarnation Change God? 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 a result, we have succumbed to many Christological heresies across the centuries and more recently entertained Kenotic Christology. The collateral damage has been severe. For example, in the past generation it became…
Read MoreHow EFS Muddles Christology and the Gospel
Evangelicals today have struggled to get the Trinity right. Our doctrine of the Trinity has drifted from Nicene orthodoxy due to the influence of EFS (Eternal Functional Subordination of the Son), which redefines the Trinity in social categories in order to defend gender roles. But Sam Parkison provides a critique, demonstrating why we need not…
Read MoreAdvent with Athanasius – Part 1
During this Advent season, join us as we contemplate the incarnation with Athanasius. Each Sunday in Advent we will post a blog discussing a section of Athanasius’ work, “On the Incarnation.” The sections will be discussed in this way: Dec 1 – Part 1: Ch 1-10 Dec 8 – Part 2: Ch 11-19 Dec 15…
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