Archive for July 2025
The Beauty of the Book of Common Prayer
To this day, the Book of Common Prayer has been unsurpassed. For five hundred years now its biblical beauty has penetrated the hearts of Christians. Some say the prayer book is simply scripture rearranged for worship. For this reason, the Anglican way of worship is immersed in scripture. But there’s something else: while so many…
Read MoreMatthew Barrett appointed Research Professor of Theology at Trinity Anglican Seminary
Matthew Barrett, editor-in-chief of Credo, has been appointed Research Professor of Theology at Trinity Anglican Seminary! As we celebrate, below is the announcement from Trinity. Also note that Matthew Barrett will deliver the John Rodgers lecture series at Trinity this October and all are welcome to register. In addition, you can now read Barrett’s article,…
Read MoreThomas Aquinas on Divine Simplicity
In their metaphysical inquiry into God, what He is and how He is to be understood, medieval theologians, trained in the conceptual language of Greek philosophy, placed the attribute of simplicity at the forefront. For many of them, simplicity was the central defining characteristic of God’s nature. The Scholastics saw simplicity as the first of…
Read MoreAn Invitation to Participate in the True Myth
What is the relationship between Christianity, myth, and classical education? In this interview with Louis Markos, Credo editor Connor Shackelford sits down to ask him just that. Louis is a Professor of English and Scholar in Residence at Houston Christian University, where he holds the Robert H. Ray Chair in Humanities. In these 10 questions,…
Read MoreMind and Heart
About eighty years ago, Mrs. Oswald Fleming (a British mystery novelist) gave a talk on education that has become notorious. In it, she said that students should learn fewer subjects from teachers who work less; that, with hardly any exceptions, it doesn’t matter much what they study; that she was bold to assert these views…
Read MoreThe Liberality of Liberal Education
There used to be a distinction that signaled the difference between study for the sake of acquiring the knowledge and skills necessary for some specific line of work or trade and a higher form of study that was undertaken because it was thought worthy in itself. I am speaking, of course, of the traditional division…
Read MoreIs Natural Theology in conflict with the Gospel? Credo Alliance
Scott Swain, Matthew Barrett, Fred Sanders, and JV Fesko team up in this second episode of the Credo Alliance to answer whether Natural Theology is consistent with the gospel. When considering God’s self-revelation, one must not exclude or ignore nature and the ways God reveals himself through his creation. Special revelation is not opposed to…
Read MoreIs Natural Theology in conflict with the Gospel? Credo Alliance
Scott Swain, Matthew Barrett, Fred Sanders, and JV Fesko team up in this second episode of the Credo Alliance to answer whether Natural Theology is consistent with the gospel. When considering God’s self-revelation, one must not exclude or ignore nature and the ways God reveals himself through his creation. Special revelation is not opposed to…
Read MoreOn Esteeming Natural Theology: Credo Alliance
Scott Swain, Matthew Barrett, Fred Sanders, and JV Fesko team up in this episode of the Credo Alliance to explain why Natural Theology matters, contrary to caricatures. In the last century theologians have objected to Natural Theology. But Natural Theology was taught by the Great Tradition and was a key component of Protestantism over the…
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