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Kevin WhiteAnthropologyHistory/Church History

Dating Easter

Last Sunday was Easter. This year was a special year, in that the Eastern and Western churches celebrated it on the same date. Easter is a variable-date feast for

Kevin WhiteTheology and PracticeHistory/Church History

Samuel Rutherford on Remembering Christ's Death

Well-beloved in the lord—You are not unacquainted with the day of our Communion. I entreat, therefore, the aid of your prayers for that great work, which is one

Kevin WhiteChurchHistory/Church History

Why Church History? – The Cloud of Witnesses and the Body of Christ

As you may know, I am trying to make a career out of church history and historical theology. It is a field not without honor, though it is often overshadowed

Kevin WhiteHistory/Church History

The "Great Apostasy" and Personalities (and Rob Bell)

The Great Apostasy is a common concept among Protestants. It comes in part from a true observation. If the old Catholics were not wrong, then we were wrong to break

Kevin WhiteBibleHermeneuticsHistory/Church History

Literally?

Last week, Justin Taylor highlighted an article on the history of the interpretation of Genesis 1. I almost posted a rapid response, as the history of biblical interpretation is my

Kevin WhiteLiberal ArtsEvangelicalismHistory/Church History

Know Your Historical Evangelicals: Samuel Rutherford

Name: Samuel Rutherford Born: c. 1600, Nisbet, Scotland Died: March 20, 1661, St. Andrews, Scotland Bio: Samuel Rutherford was appointed minister in 1627 of the parish church of Anwoth, a

Matthew Lee AndersonHistory/Church History

Defending Constantine: A(nother) Giveaway

Along with Fred Sanders' Deep Things of God, the prolific Peter Leithart's Defending Constantine is in the running for the most important book of 2010. There are

Kevin WhiteAnthropologyPhilosophyembodimentLiberal ArtsTheology and PracticeHistory/Church History

Christianity and Hellenism, Part 3 of 3: On Human Nature

One of the theological areas most likely to raise questions about the relationship between historical Christian teaching and Greek (especially Platonic) thought is that of human nature. Especially with regard

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Christianity and Hellenism, Part 2 of 3: On Being, Loosely Speaking

In my last post, I asserted that the early Christians made discriminating use of the ideas and methods of Greek philosophy. The key terms and categories were carefully reshaped and

Matthew Lee AndersonHistory/Church History

The Doctrine of Heaven According to Tom and Jerry

From those arbiters of all that is good, true, and beautiful: Discuss.

Jake MeadorEvangelicalismHistory/Church History

The Sustainability of a Purely Evangelical Identity

Yesterday I got coffee with a friend and our conversation eventually turned to the topic of modern American evangelical identity. My friend voiced frustrations with the arbitrary nature of evangelicalism&

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Fear and Greatness: Why American Citizens Should Worry That the Terror of Terrorism Has Such Little Effect on the Behaviors and Beliefs of Men

Every generation struggles towards a certain self-understanding as its members move from immaturity to adulthood and walk through the trials of growing, thinking, discovering, and confronting responsibility.  This path