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Does Jesus have a human mind?
The heresy of Apollinarianism has made a comeback today. But if Christ does not assume a human mind, how can he heal our human mind? New video between Dominic Legge, O.P., president of Dominican House of Studies, and Matthew Barrett, Research Professor at Trinity Anglican Seminary, is now out! Not only do they discuss Christology…
Read MoreDoes Jesus have a human mind?
The heresy of Apollinarianism has made a comeback today. But if Christ does not assume a human mind, how can he heal our human mind? New video between Dominic Legge, O.P., president of Dominican House of Studies, and Matthew Barrett, Research Professor at Trinity Anglican Seminary, is now out! Not only do they discuss Christology…
Read MoreWhy I became Anglican: The Sacrament of Infant Baptism
Michael Bird and Matthew Barrett both used to be Baptists. Then their understanding of baptism changed. Why? In different ways they both realized that the scriptures, Old and New Testament alike, describe covenant inclusion as a corporate rather than an individualistic event. From Noah’s ark to the crossing of the Red Sea to the household…
Read MoreDid Jesus experience the beatific vision? Dominic Legge, OP and Matthew Barrett
One of today’s leading theologians in matters of Christology is Dominic Legge, O.P. His book The Trinitarian Christology of St. Thomas Aquinas (Oxford University Press, 2017) is a penetrating look at the contribution Aquinas makes to a biblical and creedal understanding the incarnation. He raises the question, did Jesus see God? Did he experience the…
Read MoreDid Jesus experience the beatific vision? Dominic Legge, O.P.
One of today’s leading theologians in matters of Christology is Dominic Legge, O.P. His book The Trinitarian Christology of St. Thomas Aquinas (Oxford University Press, 2017) is a penetrating look at the contribution Aquinas makes to a biblical and creedal understanding the incarnation. He raises the question, did Jesus see God? Did he experience the…
Read MoreWhy Garrigou-Lagrange Matters Now
If you would prefer to listen to this conversation on the Credo podcast, go here. Garrigou-Lagrange is one of the most important theologians of the last century. He had that rare gift of illuminating Thomism for a modern world. Or we could say, to steal from the title of one of his own books, that…
Read MoreWhy Garrigou-Lagrange matters now
Garrigou-Lagrange is one of the most important theologians of the last century. He had that rare gift of illuminating Thomism for a modern world. Or we could say, to steal from the title of one of his own books, that Garrigou-Lagrange moved past all the confusion left behind by modernism and used common sense to…
Read MoreTheology is not an Art but a Science: Cuddy and Barrett
Is supernatural theology an art or a science? The way some do theology today you would think theology is an art, as if its principles originate from our own mind only to be projected outward in self-expression. Perhaps this is why theology has become subjective, like a wax nose, twisted this way or that depending…
Read MoreTheology is not an art but a science: Cuddy and Barrett
Is supernatural theology an art or a science? The way some do theology today you would think theology is an art, as if its principles originate from our own mind only to be projected outward in self-expression. Perhaps this is why theology has become subjective, like a wax nose, twisted this way or that depending…
Read MoreThe Nicene Creed in the Thirty-nine Articles
When Matthew Barrett left the SBC to become Anglican, one of the major reasons why was the SBC’s rejection of the Nicene Creed’s inclusion in the Baptist Faith and Message, resulting in a dangerous lack of creedal accountability. In this new episode of the Credo podcast, Matthew Barrett shares why Anglicanism becomes so life-giving with…
Read MoreEpiscopacy and the Succession of Bishops
When was the last time you heard of a member of a baptistic Christian commune becoming an Anglican priest? On this episode of Credo podcast, Dr. Gerald McDermott, author of Deep Anglicanism: A Brief Guide, an Anglican priest, sits down with Matthew Barrett to discuss his theological journey and why his views on polity and…
Read MoreWhat good is philosophy for theology? Remembering Paul Helm
Philosopher theologian, Paul Helm, recently died and is now with our Lord. You can read Matthew Barrett’s reflection on the life and legacy of you Helm here. Listen to Paul’s wisdom on this old episode of the Credo podcast: Are philosophy and theology antithetical or compatible? What is the proper relationship between faith and reason?…
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