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New Saints, New Observances
I’ve updated my personal and completely unofficial sanctoral calendar so that it now includes at least one commemoration for every day of the year. I hope it represents a broad spectrum of Christian faithfulness, Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox. If you … Continue reading
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Tradition in Irenaeus
Wan Wei Hsien has written some reflections on Irenaeus’s concept of “tradition” in his Against Heresies. His concluding thoughts suggest, and I concur, that Irenaeus can sharpen and narrow the way the term is often used: I wrote at the … Continue reading
Fantastic Canon Summary Chart
I’ve added a sidebar link to this interactive chart comparing various Christian and Jewish biblical canons. Hover your cursor over a note for additional information. I tell my students the canon of the Old Testament has a fairly solid core—39 … Continue reading
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The Ancient-Future Path
Chaplain Mike, who has taken up Michael Spencer’s mantle at Internet Monk, has a great post up today about misunderstandings of the Ancient-Future (some might say paleo-orthodox) approach to Christianity. He begins with some negatives: Ancient-Future is not about “older … Continue reading
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Joseph of Nazareth, Pray with Us!
To the extent that it is possible for a lifelong Baptist to have a patron saint, Joseph of Nazareth is one of two that I will claim. (The other is Vincent of Lérins, whose feast day is May 24.) I’m … Continue reading
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Evangelical Catholicity—or Was That Catholic Evangelicalism?
Michael Byrd shares a very nice quotation from Kevin Vanhoozer: “Catholicity” signifies the church as the whole people of God, spread out over space, across cultures, and through time. “We believe in one … catholic church.” The evangelical unity of … Continue reading
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My Problem Is, I'm Just too Orthodox
Which is only a problem because I grew up in, and continue to identify with, a spiritual tradition that has often settled for homodoxy instead. Fortunately, here in the heart of central Georgia is a Baptist church that is at … Continue reading
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Tuesdays with Mary: Getting over the Protestant Fear of Mary
Good words from my favorite Baptist contemplative, Jeanie Miley: When I was growing up, Mary the mother of Jesus was consigned to a minor role, not because her role was minor, but because in my tradition there was a fear … Continue reading
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An Ordinariate—or Something Extraordinary?
By far the most interesting thing I’ve seen written about Anglicanorum Coetibus, the Vatican’s Apostolic Constitution establishing a structure for welcoming disenfranchised Anglo-Catholics while allowing them to preserve some of their specifically Anglican traditions, is Dan Martins’ post, “Looking a … Continue reading
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