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The Elephant in the Room on Baptismal Regeneration

https://northamanglican.com/the-meaning-of-regeneration-commentary-on-browne-article-xxvii-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-meaning-of-regeneration-commentary-on-browne-article-xxvii-1 I've been thinking about posting on this topic, but, in their inimitable way, North American Anglican has posted this. Like many things in Christianity (vernacular liturgy being an important example,) Anglicanism has wrestled with many things it inherited from Roman Catholicism long before the Catholics did, and this is one of them. The core …

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Book Review: Iain Murray’s Evangelicalism Divided: A Record of Crucial Change in the Years 1950-2000

It’s a new year, and for the Church of England it’s time to find a new Archbishop of Canterbury after the disastrous reign of Justin Welby. When Welby was enthroned, there was a great deal of enthusiasm about him. He’s an evangelical, they said; he can fix the problems of heterodoxy that plague the Church …

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Elevations on the coming of St. John the Baptist, Forerunner of Jesus Christ: 6, On Zechariah’s Incredulity

https://bossuetproject.wordpress.com/2021/03/14/elevations-on-the-coming-of-st-john-the-baptist-forerunner-of-jesus-christ-6-on-zechariahs-incredulity/?page_id=14148

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Elevations on the coming of St. John the Baptist, Forerunner of Jesus Christ: 5, Continuation of the words of the angel: The effect of Saint John’s preaching is predicted

https://bossuetproject.wordpress.com/2021/03/10/elevations-on-the-coming-of-st-john-the-baptist-forerunner-of-jesus-christ-5-continuation-of-the-words-of-the-angel-the-effect-of-saint-johns-preaching-is-predicted/?page_id=14145

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Elevations on the coming of St. John the Baptist, Forerunner of Jesus Christ: 4, The Conception of Saint John the Baptist, like that of Jesus Christ, is announced by the angel Saint Gabriel

https://bossuetproject.wordpress.com/2021/03/07/elevations-on-the-coming-of-st-john-the-baptist-forerunner-of-jesus-christ-4-the-conception-of-saint-john-the-baptist-like-that-of-jesus-christ-is-announced-by-the-angel-saint-gabriel/?page_id=14142

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Elevations on the coming of St. John the Baptist, Forerunner of Jesus Christ: 3, First Preparatory Circumstance of the Life of Saint John the Baptist; its Design

https://bossuetproject.wordpress.com/2021/03/03/elevations-on-the-coming-of-st-john-the-baptist-forerunner-of-jesus-christ-3-first-preparatory-circumstance-of-the-life-of-saint-john-the-baptist-its-design/?page_id=14140

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Ministerial Character, Intention, and the Sacraments–North American Anglican

https://northamanglican.com/ministerial-character-intention-and-the-sacraments-commentary-on-browne-article-xxvi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ministerial-character-intention-and-the-sacraments-commentary-on-browne-article-xxvi This has been a lot hotter issue in the past than it is now, but it's an important one. Bossuet discussed it in his History of the Variations of the Protestant Churches; my comment on the subject is as follows: Especially interesting are the Vaudois, who were in reality an unauthorised, non-celibate religious community …

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St. Augustine on the Literal Meaning of Genesis–Science Meets Faith

https://sciencemeetsfaith.wordpress.com/2024/07/08/st-augustine-on-the-literal-meaning-of-genesis/ It's interesting to note that, in this passage at least, Augustine bases his reticence on insisting on a literal six-day creation based on the fact that it would be an embarrassment! In our day, where too many Christians (especially Evangelicals) are in "play up to the world" mode, one would think that this argument …

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The Promise and Perils of the ACNA-RCC Dialogue

The cat's out of the bag now: In a historic step, the Vatican is working toward "full communion" with conservative Anglicans by recognizing Anglican holy orders and churches without requiring "amalgamation or conversion." The union will be based on a Malta II proposal presented by the Anglican Church of North America (ACNA), that revives the …

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Facing Reality on Christian Colleges and the Liberal Arts Education

The news that Cornerstone University in Michigan is ending all humanities and arts programs (with booting of professors following) has shaken many in the Christian collegiate community. It's also something that comes close to home: this fall, Lord willing, I'll start teaching engineering at Lee University, which has been a liberal arts college for a …

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