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James R. Wood is Associate Professor of Religion and Theology at Redeemer University (Ancaster, ON). He is also a teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church in America, co-host of the Civitas podcast produced by the Theopolis Institute, co-host Mere Fidelity with Mere Orthodoxy, and former associate editor at First Things.
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James R. Wood is Associate Professor of Religion and Theology at Redeemer University (Ancaster, ON). He is also a teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church in America, co-host of the Civitas podcast produced by the Theopolis Institute, co-host Mere Fidelity with Mere Orthodoxy, and former associate editor at First Things.
James WoodFormation
When spiritual formation comes up we think of scripture reading or prayer or a rule of life. But the suffering we don't choose can be enormously formative.
James WoodCultureTheology
With a startling consistency and clarity, the great doctor of the church, Augustine of Hippo, forbade Christians from seeking vengeance.
James WoodEvangelismJournal 6Journal
Reaching the west again will require not only rational argumentation, but also an encounter with the miraculous.
James WoodGenderSexuality
Ivan Illich's forgotten book on gender offers a helpful framing that could help improve and elevate debates around gender in Christian circles.
James WoodTheologyChurchHistory/Church History
Calvin, at least, would object to Warfield's characterization of the Reformation as Augustine's soteriology set against Augustine's ecclesiology.
James WoodPolitical TheologyBook Reviews
Christopher Watkin's 'Biblical Critical Theory' is a qualified success, but would be helped by a closer, more persistent engagement with Augustine.
James WoodFeatured
A year into this pandemic, I think back to my earliest reflections on what God might be doing through it. These were largely sidelined as a result of the aftermath of the death of George Floyd and the chaos surrounding […]
James WoodFeaturedChurch
There is much to commend in Eric Gregory's vision of Augustinian liberalism. Unfortunately, his political vision marginalizes the church in very odd ways.
