Posts by Spencer McCorkel
Aquinas and the Analogy of Being: Credo Colloquy with James Dolezal and Matthew Barrett
What is the analogy of being and why is it so essential to the Creator-creature distinction? In Part 2 of this Credo Colloquy, James Dolezal and Matthew Barrett continue their…
Read MoreSimon J. Kistemaker 2024 Lecture “Renewing the Mind” – Lewis Ayers
How does being made in the image of God help us understand “knowing”? In this second lecture, Ayers begins with an Augustinian understanding of the image of God as the…
Read MoreEverything About God Matters
We live in an age of distraction, entertainment, and lasciviousness, all of which inoculate us against holy passion for the God who made and redeemed us. We can let the…
Read MoreHow Classical Theism Has Shaped My Life
Isn’t it enough that we believe that God is good, that he created the world, that there is life after death, and that our actions garner for us divine punishments…
Read MoreNew Credo Podcast! Whatever Happened to Contemplation? Zena Hitz
What is the meaning of intellectual life? In modern education, educators and students alike are often disillusioned by the attitude prevalent in educational institutions that emphasizes usefulness and practicality rather…
Read MoreDivine Simplicity and Trinitarian Action
One crucial aspect of storytelling is the concept of a “through line.” A through line connects themes and story structure throughout the story. In The Lord of The Rings, Frodo’s…
Read MoreReformed Covenant Theology: A Systematic Introduction
Life in the present world waiting on the world to come raises questions for God’s people about how to relate to our God well. The covenant of grace’s substance in…
Read MoreWhy I’m a Baptist – Gavin Ortlund
In this video, Gavin Ortlund shares three reasons why he is a Baptist Christian: credobaptism, congregationalism, and the separation of church and state.
Read MoreSimon J. Kistemaker 2024 Lecture “The University’s Embrace” – Lewis Ayres
Professor Lewis Ayres delivered this year’s Kistemaker Lectures at RTS Orlando entitled, “How Should We Think? On the Place of Christian Theology in Seminary and University.” Here is the first…
Read MoreMichael Horton will deliver the 2024 Lecture for The Center for Classical Theology
We are pleased to announce that Michael Horton will deliver the Annual Lecture for The Center for Classical Theology in San Diego, CA on November 19, 2024 (the evening before…
Read MoreWhat Hath Parts To Do With Passions?
With a 65% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, Queen Latifah’s 2006 film Last Holiday could fairly be considered, as the kids say, “mid.”[1] The storyline surrounds one terminally ill woman’s decision…
Read MoreThe New Issue of Credo Magazine is Here! Divine Simplicity
As goes divine simplicity, so goes classical theism. For some theologians, the affirmation of divine simplicity proves too much to bear, and the denial of such a doctrine requires them…
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