Posts by Spencer McCorkel
New Credo Podcast – Classical Theology and the Christian Life: Samuel Parkison and Ronni Kurtz
Why is classical theology meaningful for the Christian life? Classical doctrines like divine simplicity, divine satiety, or divine immutability can feel somewhat detached from our everyday life. However, they actually…
Read MoreCalvin’s Commentary on Seneca
John Calvin was one of the most influential figures of the Reformation era in the 16th century. It is surprising that the Reformer’s first published work was not in theology,…
Read MoreInferno, Canto 31
Dante’s Divine Comedy is a literary masterpiece that continues to captivate readers with its vivid depictions of the afterlife and its profound theological insights. As a work of Christian literature,…
Read MorePodcast Throwback: Credo Alliance – We Believe in the Holy Spirit
In this episode of the Credo Alliance, Credo Fellows John Fesko, Fred Sanders, and Scott Swain join Matthew Barrett to discuss the Holy Spirit and the eternal spiration of the…
Read MoreInferno, Translated by Jason Baxter
I do not know if late medieval Italy was more wicked than our age, but the Florentine poet Dante Alighieri (1265–1321) thought that his time was apocalyptically evil. Italy, once…
Read MoreWhy did the Reformed Scholastics read the classics?
In May of 1564, the great Reformer and theologian John Calvin drew his last breath. Perhaps it is historically simplistic to call the Reformer’s passing the end of an era.…
Read MoreInferno, Canto 30
Dante’s Divine Comedy is a literary masterpiece that continues to captivate readers with its vivid depictions of the afterlife and its profound theological insights. As a work of Christian literature,…
Read MoreTruly Understanding Doctrine
As a professor and minister I regularly evaluate students to determine whether they possess the requisite theological knowledge to pass their exams. After a thirteen week semester students must take…
Read MoreClassical Education as Freedom from Modern Malaise
Perhaps the intended solutions are causing the problems. When it comes to educational models opinions are far from monolithic, as some of us might extol popular educational methods while others…
Read MoreInferno, Canto 29
Dante’s Divine Comedy is a literary masterpiece that continues to captivate readers with its vivid depictions of the afterlife and its profound theological insights. As a work of Christian literature,…
Read MoreStarting
In team sports if you have the skill and ability, you can be a starter on the team. From the very first tick of the clock the coach puts you…
Read MorePodcast Throwback – Credo Alliance: Why We Believe in the Beatific Vision
Theological convictions abound in matters of eschatology. But rather than focusing on secondary and often popular matters such as the rapture or the millennium, this episode of the Credo Alliance…
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